Hi Joe, Yes, I have heard about using pgp and email client for securing communication via email.
I am just concerned about what the network provider can know about me, not companies such as google, phone manufacturer etc. More importantly, I want to confirm that if I am using a VPN then surely the network provider cannot know more than VPN's IP address, bandwidth consumption and perhaps location via GPS through the internet service provided by them. (correct me if I am wrong) Thanks. ---- On Fri, 10 May 2019 15:11:43 -0700 Joe <joebtfs...@gmx.com> wrote ---- On 5/10/19 12:46 AM, npdflr wrote: > I am using the term static content for details that don't change often and > dynamic content for details that change often. > > The content in bold is which I am not sure whether it is known by the network > provider. Bold or other formatting may not show up if tor-talk server only sends plain text copies of messages to subscribers; or if subscribers choose to get plain text messages. Thunderbird & Mozilla apps interpret special characters to add simple formatting in plain text messages. *bold*, _underline_, /italics/. I don't know if non-Mozilla apps recognize these tags. They may not see any formatting. > 1) While I am not using the internet: AFAIK, regardless of internet connection, your personal mobile provider knows much of your phone's device ID data, your geo location (if GPS "geo-location" is enabled in settings), who you call / text (or who calls you), probably content of texts (at least scan / log them) - like most email providers do. Three letter agency(ies) could also get a lot of the same data. You gave the provider all that identifying data anyway - or they get it - when their sim card is in your phone, if it's turned on. If emailing, the only way to avoid snooping - by someone or agency or nation state, is if both parties using strong, end to end encryption. Starting & ending on each party's device - if they haven't been infected. -- tor-talk mailing list - mailto:tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk