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pjroutledge · 27 May 2021, 08:22 AM

I agree with the sentiment that secure mail such as Protonmail is overkill for most everyday stuff.

I have an account, though, that I use when I do want an extra layer of security. For example, when purchasing property in some parts of Australia it's necessary to provide proof of identity, such as drivers license, passport, etc. I realise that the real estate agents will probably save the scans I send them on a system that could be hacked, but I think it's worth my while to clearly annotate the scans (eg with 'Provided to xxx for the sole purpose of yyy') and then send them using an encrypted service like Protonmail. At least the scans are not sitting in somebody's inbox.

But for >99% of email I just use Fastmail.

27 May 2021, 08:22 AM	#7
pjroutledge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Oz Posts: 133	I agree with the sentiment that secure mail such as Protonmail is overkill for most everyday stuff. I have an account, though, that I use when I do want an extra layer of security. For example, when purchasing property in some parts of Australia it's necessary to provide proof of identity, such as drivers license, passport, etc. I realise that the real estate agents will probably save the scans I send them on a system that could be hacked, but I think it's worth my while to clearly annotate the scans (eg with 'Provided to xxx for the sole purpose of yyy') and then send them using an encrypted service like Protonmail. At least the scans are not sitting in somebody's inbox. But for >99% of email I just use Fastmail.