What is PGP? How can I get one?

[Kevin Richards]

Hi,

I am reading about PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) and I want pretty good privacy but I don't know much about PGP as it is seems complex to me and how can I get one? how does it works?

 

[John Connor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy

It's mainly used for E-mail.

 

[Unico]

Just get an account at ProtonMail instead. Easier for everyone concerned.

Otherwise, take a look at Enigmail for Thunderbird, the MIT PGP Key Server and Phil Zimmermann site.

 

[John Connor]

Problem with that is that your recipients need that as well to decrypt the E-mail.

 

[lxskllr]

It can be used to encrypt documents and folders also. It's useful to have aside from email.

Email is a lost cause for privacy. Getting non-techies on board with encryption a la pgp is only slightly easier than explaining quantum physics to your cat, and still has a meta data issue.

 

[PliotronX]

It can be used to encrypt documents and folders also. It's useful to have aside from email.

Email is a lost cause for privacy. Getting non-techies on board with encryption a la pgp is only slightly easier than explaining quantum physics to your cat, and still has a meta data issue.

The way I've approached it is by first introducing users to S/MIME digital signatures and it also gives a chance to save public keys into contacts they wish to encrypt with in the future, then the second phase is hitting that encrypt button 🙂 I don't like the cloud storage type services that require creating an account to view messages but they have benefits.