Comment on Ask HN: Why is PGP not used widely?parentComments−BenThePyrate12y1. Agreed.2. http://www.mailvelope.com/ https://countermail.com/ http://www.hushmail.com/3. http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/4. Well, you could if you jump through some hoops. Which describes using PGP in general.5. Not only that, it requires both people to use it _correctly_.−steveklabnik12yHushmail has given your info to the Feds. All the others could be. It's a trust issue.Same with mobile. There's 'pgp for iOS' but I'll be damned if I upload my private key to a system running all proprietary software...
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1. Agreed.
2. http://www.mailvelope.com/ https://countermail.com/ http://www.hushmail.com/
3. http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/
4. Well, you could if you jump through some hoops. Which describes using PGP in general.
5. Not only that, it requires both people to use it _correctly_.
Hushmail has given your info to the Feds. All the others could be. It's a trust issue.
Same with mobile. There's 'pgp for iOS' but I'll be damned if I upload my private key to a system running all proprietary software...