End-to-End Encrypted GMail? Not So Easy(freedom-to-tinker.com)
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End-to-End Encrypted GMail? Not So Easy
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And how would they make money by serving you relevant ads if they can't parse your email?
Google Apps for Business users pay USD 50/year and have an option to disable ads.
They'd add a subscription option for people wanting encryption.
So the subscription cost would have to cover the extra cost for not only regular gmail because they can't serve you ads, but also the extra manpower of providing encryption. A feature that they can will only sell to a limited audience. Sorry won't happen, no matter what utopian pixie dust someone is snorting.
"Filtering spam for us and showing ads for them" doesn't quite sum all the benefits of a parse-able inbox, what about when Google Now notifies you about flight and delivery updates by scanning your inbox, and stuff like this: https://www.google.com/experimental/gmailfieldtrial
End-to-end encryption could be offered as a premium feature though.
End-to-end encryption could be offered as a premium feature though.
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So if Google gave you end to end and made it work, even though they "could" thwart it without your knowledge they could plausibly not turn over stuff to a third party without a warrant. I am not sure if they think about it that way though.