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Re: default MTA




On 12/06/13 14:41, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
> 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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