On 3/7/2015 1:22 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote: > On 03/06/15 19:23, David wrote: >> On 3/6/2015 3:37 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote: >>> On 03/06/15 15:16, David wrote: >>>> I am confused by this request. What difference does it make if >>>> 'someone else' knows whose public is on your public keyring? >>> >>> If they know whose public keys are on your keyring, they know who >>> you talk to. You may not wish them to know this. Depending on >>> who you are and who you talk to, their knowing it could be very >>> dangerous to you. > > > >> You are aware that the *body* of the message is encrypted but the >> *header*, the email address you send to and the email address that >> you send from, and the complete path of all the email servers that >> the emails traveled though, is still open to the world? And that >> those emails are stored on all of those servers. Or at least they >> used to be stored. > >> Which means that the whole world 'knows' just who you send emails >> to and receive emails from? You are using Thunderbird on a Linux >> OS. > >> Select an email that you have sent to your friends, or one that >> they have sent to you, or anyone, and press Ctrl-U to open a new >> window of information. read carefully and closely. > >> So if some admin of a key-server in some place 'knows' who you is >> on your Public-Keyring for email it is of little importance. > > > Yes. But if certain addresses are on your public keyring, then the > odds are you are having conversations that you consider "sensitive" > with those persons. And if one of those persons is a Person Of > Interest, then you just became a Person Of Interest yourself.
It has been said that the very best way to draw attention to yourself is to try to hide. :-) If you are carrying on conversations with someone, known terrorists, criminals, people like that, for example, who is/are already being watched is a good way to get looked at. As for 'your addressbook' and key servers. They do not look at your addressbook. Only the key(s) that *you* request to update or obtain. Don't use a key server. If have your public key BTW. I am seriously done with this. If you really feel the need to have the last word then help yourself. I'm done. -- David
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