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Re: default MTA



On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 08:08:17AM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> OpenPGP and S/MIME don't guarantee anonymity as they don't (and can't
> really) encrypt the headers/envelope

Erm, they also identify the recipients, as it's the recipients key to which
the messages are encrypted. (and typically the sender is listed as a recipient
for convenience).

> That is the type of `metadata' that allows a hostile party to start
> building a social graph of who knows who.  Even if they can't see the
> contents of the communications, those social graphs are undesirable and
> an ideal solution would prevent that.

Indeed, there are court cases where this has been key.


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