<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=windows-1252">
</head>
<body>
<p>I don't know your situation. But as a user I've just about had
it to here with "secure" email solutions. They are always a
headache and always cause me to do all kinds of not secure things
in order to use them. You may not be in a position to do so, but
if you can, I hope you would consider just how much security is
really necessary. For example, I really do NOT want to get my
health care stuff on some kind of "Secure" email. The likelihood
of something going astray is small and inconsequential. Banking
information though, I understand. I also understand that health
care providers are working within HIPPA requirements and that
other people have circumstances, abusive relationships and so on
that necessitate security.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/8/2020 11:25 AM, Stephen Michel
via Hidden-discuss wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:1586359518.2287.3@smichel.me">
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=windows-1252">
<div id="geary-body" dir="auto">
<div>
<div>Very short version: *Probably* the best thing is to use
Signal, not email.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Short version: Email isn't secure. I can write (or
better, link to) a longer explanation of why that's the
case, but the bottom line is that it just wasn't built for
privacy. You *can* build a secure system on top of email, by
encrypting things before you send them through email using a
different tool (pgp), and then decrypting them on the other
end. But that's hard for most people to set up and still
lacks a couple important security features (forward secrecy,
metadata security). There's also providers like protonmail
which add a *little* security. While acknowledging that
something is better than nothing, there's still flaws in
these systems and you shouldn't think you're getting strong
security from using them.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Longer version (in a follow-up email): This question as
it stands is impossible to answer well, bec ause security is
a spectrum. Edward Snowden, the president, and you all have
very different security needs. In order to arrive at a good
answer, you need to figure out your security model.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>- Who do you want privacy from? Random everyday people?
Friends? An abusive ex/partner? The government? A hacker?
For whoever it is, are they doing it en masse or targeting
you specifically?</div>
<div>- Who will you be communicating with? If it's an elderly
parent/grandparent, you need something simple enough that
they can use it. Otherwise, it doesn't matter how good the
security is.<br>
- What information are you trying to protect? Is it just the
contents of the conversation, or also the people you're
talking to (eg, a whistleblower contacting a journalist
needs this).</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>For most "regular" people, I think Signal is a pretty
good fit, and that's why I recommended it given I know
nothing about your use case.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="geary-sig nature" dir="auto">--<br>
I try to write short, functional emails.</div>
<div id="geary-quote" dir="auto"><br>
On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 08:38, Christine Dutton via
Hidden-discuss <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net"><hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net></a>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">Hello Hidden Tech Folks:
<div>Please recommend free favorite secure email services. </div>
<div>Thank you!</div>
<div>Christine <br clear="all">
<div>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"
data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#45818e">Christine
Dutton</font></b>
<div><b><font color="#45818e">Dutton
Consulting </font></b></div>
<div><b><font color="#45818e">413-626-6377</font></b></div>
<div><b><font color="#45818e">Find me on
Facebook <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/duttonconsulting/"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">here! </a></font></b></div>
<div><b><img
src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Jsdf6oTPMr_ZMW7beJgoQYJBp9w6Y6es&export=download"
wi="" dth="200" moz-do-not-send="true"
height="66"><br>
</b></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">_______________________________________________
Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hidden-tech.net">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>
You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.
If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members
page on the Hidden Tech Web site.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members">http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>