Subj : encrypted email providers
To   : Warpslide
From : Ogg
Date : Thu Jun 03 2021 06:55 pm

Hello Warpslide!

** On Wednesday 02.06.21 - 20:14, Warpslide wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> So.. you buy this box for 256GB/512GB/1TB for $199 (it looks
 Og>> like it's the same price for any capacity)  Is it a spinning
 Og>> HDD, or SDD?

 W> On my browser the prices are:

 W> 256GB: $199
 W> 512GB: $249
 W>   1TB: $349

I did not get those options. Maybe PrivacyBadger or Adblocker  
stopped something from happening.

 W> On the specs page it notes:  NVMe SSD storage

That's a good design choice.


 Og>> I dunno, but it seems that any privacy that you might
 Og>> like to assume that you gain from their server, would be
 Og>> neutered unless everyone you are interested in
 Og>> maintaining privacy with has the same Helm service.

 W> No different than emailing anyone else outside of your own
 W> domain.  This solution seems to be marketed with the scare
 W> tactic that large email providers are reading your messages
 W> and targeting you with ads.

That's my point. What's the point of having a one-sided  
"private" Helm server, when the moment you email anyone else,  
the contents are nolonger private?

It would seem that the Helm solution would be best if all your  
contacts are using Helm too.

Maybe you could convince family and some friends to use an  
account that you set up on your Helm server, but not so much if  
you have dealings with other businesses, doctors, banks, etc.


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