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RE: Privacy concerns and countermeasures
From: "Hannah Riden" <hannah.riden () xtra co nz>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:23:07 +1300
-----Original Message----- From: john sus [mailto:supercool9000 () yahoo com] Sent: Tuesday, 4 March 2003 9:35 a.m. To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Privacy concerns and countermeasures Maybe I'm being a bit too paranoid but here it goes:
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Even If I use strong encryption in my email, isn't it possible for someone to find out to whom I have sent the email?
Yes, standard use of PGP just encrypts the contents of the email. Your ISP can probably see where the outgoing mail went to and my ISP can see where it came from. Cheers, Jamie -- James Riden / email: jamesr () security-solutions co nz web: http://www.security-solutions.co.nz/
Current thread:
- Privacy concerns and countermeasures john sus (Mar 04)
- RE: Privacy concerns and countermeasures Hannah Riden (Mar 06)
- Re: Privacy concerns and countermeasures Kai Raven (Mar 07)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Privacy concerns and countermeasures Fred Hoot (Mar 05)