Lars Luthman: > > I don't think it's about UI issues anymore, simply about the lack of a > critical mass and the move to webmail. Webmail operators, who by and > large are also ad mongers, have zero interest in providing tools for > client-side encryption since that would prevent them from analysing the > message content and use it for targeting ads.
that may be part of it. but, when i do have to walk new users through getting gpg and enigmail up and running, they often complain about it and would otherwise give up if i didn't insist. whether that speaks to the tech itself or the desire for instant gratification by users is a matter for debate. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
