Garda Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 i think it's really important to protect your privacy. I use PGP and usually sign all of my emails, if for no other reason than to let people i send email to know that i use pgp. People always say things like, "oh, i'm not a terrorist, i have nothing to hide" i personally think that argument is really stupid If you don't use pgp, may i recommend www.gnupg.org or an email client that has integrated support for it, or even something like the KDE utility (Kgpg i think) which is a nice little utility that lets you use gpg without having to go to the shell. There is a similar utility for windows users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linux4eva Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Yup, works great. Make sure to submit to keyservers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoaliendog Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I usually only sign important emails. My mother barely knows the difference between the internet, the email and the "wordsoft". So no signed/encrypted emails for her. However, don't forget enigmail a great extension for Thunderbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I sign (& encrypt) with the few people I know that have use PGP, not because I am trying to hide something, but just because I don't feel like having someone read my mail. It should be a default for everyone (it's not like the calculations are that demanding on the CPU), but almost no one supports. If you use outlook you have to copy the text an use WinPT--it's not a one step thing. Enigmail is great, but too few people use Thunderbird. You think people would be more interested in securing their communications, especially since it could cost them their job. But that's a good idea, I'm going to start signing all my messages, and when people ask me what that is, I'll tell how to get gpg going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5an0 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I use gpg and either evolution on my linux box, or mutt (which supports gpg) on my shell accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operat0r_001 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 big bro can see you stick out like a sore thumb ;0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5an0 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 hak5 keysigning party anyone? It would be cool if a bunch of people could get together ann do a keysigning party. Thoughts (other that "it wouldnt work") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 hak5 keysigning party anyone? It would be cool if a bunch of people could get together ann do a keysigning party. Thoughts (other that "it wouldnt work") That would be cool. I always wanted who was the first that called it a party. How is signing PGP keys fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5an0 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I feel like a bunch of people all got together and got shitfaced, and decided it was a good idea to sign each others keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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