> We've had crypto for a while and yet nobody encrypts their email by default (or even shares keys). We've had the option to self-host for a long time but few people do. Why? IMHO it's because doing any of these things means you have to become a sysadmin to some degree. Very few people will put up with that for long.
It's not only that. Previously, encrypting e-mail brought a bigger benefit (at relatively high cost in expertise, maintenance) than it does today, because we no longer own our machines the way we used to. PCs are now permanently connected to the 'net, OS vendors can install anything they like whenever they want, Smartphones come without administrative privileges for the owner even.
What use is encrypted e-mail when various unknown corporate / government entities "own" your device and can work around e-mail encryption easily (by installing a keylogger, grabbing your private key etc.)?
We need to get ownership of our devices back before thinking about crypto too much.
It's not only that. Previously, encrypting e-mail brought a bigger benefit (at relatively high cost in expertise, maintenance) than it does today, because we no longer own our machines the way we used to. PCs are now permanently connected to the 'net, OS vendors can install anything they like whenever they want, Smartphones come without administrative privileges for the owner even.
What use is encrypted e-mail when various unknown corporate / government entities "own" your device and can work around e-mail encryption easily (by installing a keylogger, grabbing your private key etc.)?
We need to get ownership of our devices back before thinking about crypto too much.