Earlier this month I wrote an article with the title Encryption in Email Practice. My point of view is pretty straightforward, “encryption not complete means no encryption at all”, and people should stop relying on email for any secret or privacy. Nevertheless, people would not just stop because I (and many others) said don’t, as the inertia of communication is hard to revert.

The most interesting article I have read as an email enthusiast should be E-mail providers - which one to choose?, as the author themself appears to be a super paranoid and the ultimate seeker of privacy. The inspection method they have used is not technical, as they basically went through the privacy policy page of each provider and tried to sign up through Tor. Their criteria is at least extreme and trivial, if not hilarious: