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

[Don Parris]

David, Gmail is secure in the sense that you have an encrypted connection
when you use it.  The point of my blog post is that many people connect to
their ISP's POP server by sending their password *unencrypted* across the
Internet - plain text for anyone to see.  Privacy is a separate issue, even
if a bit intertwined.

:-)


On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:43 AM, <davidm at hisfeet.net> wrote:

> 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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