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> From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roland Perry
> Sent: 08 February 2013 17:50
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sending personal data by post
>
> In message <D361A9A61EAA2341A5E3C190AEFEA1502D5F241C@lfrsmbx2k7>, at
> 11:03:44 on Fri, 8 Feb 2013, "SHQ - Gardiner, Lee"
> <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >Regarding email the bigger issue is not the security of the solution
> >but the human element.
> >
> >You can have the securest email system in the world but it wont stop
> >you sending it to the wrong person unless it locks you down to one
> recipient only.
>
> That's where public key encryption can be useful, because you also have
> to select your recipient's public key as well as their email address.
> And while I know it's easy to pick the wrong email address, if you are
> careful then you might not have the "wrong" person's key available to
> you.
> --
> Roland Perry
That only works so long as your mail client doesn't automatically select the encryption key based on the address you type :(
Andrew (who has seen that happen!)
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