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Did they have a viable business to begin with? At least personally, I don't spend too much time worrying that hackers are going to raid my gmail.


I've dealt with several companies, mostly banks, that use web based "secure e-mail" systems (mostly they're just file storage systems). They won't e-mail important documents to you since most people's e-mail clients use plain text and/or people use weak passwords, etc...

In fact I recently received a four inch thick stack of documentation, APIs, etc... via FedEx from a bank because they didn't trust my e-mail and I wasn't on "the list" for their "secure e-mail" site (pay per account thing).

So yes, reasonable or not, secure or not, there is a business supplying "secure" communications for businesses.


They may not have had a viable business, but enough gloss and marketing could cover that up.

This? this is straight up public humiliation.




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