[CS-FSLUG] Why Don't ISPs Offer Secure POP Connections?

[davidm at hisfeet.net]

Gmail is secure????  Probably, but Google is among the worst offenders
when it comes to invasion of privacy on a truly massive scale.


> Hi Craig,
>
> If you read my blog post, you would realize I have already begun to
> change my use of the service.  :-)
>
> That said, I felt like a deer in the headlights - and am learning that:
> <> no, I am not the only one, and
> <> this really is a serious problem.
>
> I hope my blog post gets that point across and helps stir people to
> act on the problem.
>
> On 8/20/12, Craig Button <craigb.rn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I guess my first thought is why are you using it if you know it's not
>> secure?'
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 20, 2012, at 13:00, Don Parris <parrisdc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Maybe I'm the only idiot who still uses my ISP's default POP servers for
>> e-mail, but here's my latest rant on POP security:
>>
>> http://dcparris.net/2012/08/20/isp-refuse-secure-email-acess/
>>
>> We just gotta wake up and smell the coffee...
>>
>> Blessings,
>> Don
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