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		AnthonyMouse on April 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IRS claims it can read your e-mail without a warra... >Do you believe that SMTP authentication contributes to privacy and not authenticity? Why can't it be both?

delluminatus on April 11, 2013 [–]

Well, authentication simply doesn't provide any privacy. It just doesn't. However, SSL/TLS do, which are widely used -- but not authentication.

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