On 05/12/2019 18:18, Joe wrote: I can't take any more of this thread. It's "ADVICE" ! :-)
> On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:14:31 -0000 (UTC) > Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > >> On 2019-12-05, ghe <g...@slsware.net> wrote: >>> >>> I found out about it in an article on Internet security/privacy on >>> the New York Times -- it's safe for mortals. >>> >>> OTOH, I haven't been able to get anyone around here to switch from >>> GMail... >> >> What the aging hoi polloi might not be able to grasp is why, after >> many decades and even centuries of communication using diverse media >> (notably postal and telephone services) without encryption for the >> masses (i.e. for those who are neither spies nor wise guys nor >> soldiers engaged in battle et. al.), it has now somehow become a >> crucial need. > > Because only in the last decade or so has it been possible for a > government or company to read and listen to every single word of > correspondence of every single person in their country, without any > judicial oversight or probable cause. If it had been possible earlier > than that, it would have been done. >