Sign/Encrypt Your Email: GPGTools on a Mac

Reblogged from PillowFortress:

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You may not have realized this, but sending an email is not that different from sending a postcard—with the right know-how, anyone could intercept, read, or change it.

Signing an email with a digital signature means that the recipient can verify that no one has changed anything in the email in transit. Better still, encrypting an email means that no one can read it except the sender and you.

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While I'm not a Mac user, it is important that we all learn to encrypt all our communications and that we actually put this learning into practice. I applaud the author at PillowFortress for this tutorial. If you're a Mac user, I encourage you to head over there and read (and follow) this post.