PGP read client side

6 months ago by root to c/privacy

Regarding PGP being used between 2 providers, eg Google and Proton, what prevents Google from viewing the messages client side after they’ve been decrypted?

jbloggs777 9 points 6 months ago

Don't worry, your email to requests@luigifanclub.cc with the subject line of "next target" is safe. /s

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guymontag 7 points 6 months ago

h-hey dont leak me ~

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LytiaNP 9 points 6 months ago

If you're using a third-party email client, but using a gmail email address, then PGP would stop Google from reading your emails (assuming the private keys aren't compromised).

If you're using their email client, then nothing stops them from decrypting your emails if they really wanted to. IIRC, gmail doesn't natively support PGP anyways though, so you'd have to use a third-party client.

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specialwall 2 points 6 months ago

There are extensions that let you encrypt/decrypt messages right in your Gmail inbox. I'm not sure whether that would let Google grab the decrypted messages using JavaScript, though.

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root 1 point 6 months ago

Thank you. This was my understanding too.

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doodoo_wizard 3 points 6 months ago

The thing that stops google (or proton for that matter) is that you don’t give them the keys.

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ki9 2 points 6 months ago

If you're connecting to gmail over pop/imap, no problem.