'Today' considers data retention and IMP

[Chris Edwards]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009, Roland Perry wrote:

| In article <a9f4d96f0901111113h3c34ad3fja242d88fde636d1a@mail.gmail.com>, John
| Wilson <tugwilson@gmail.com> writes
| 
| > A sufficiently sophisticated surveillance system is able to detect
| > that it's being "worked round" and can use that information as part of
| > an evaluation of the likelihood that the user merits further
| > observation.
| 
| That's what some people say is the case regarding sending SMTP/POP3 mail which
| has been encrypted.

Possibly.  But over time, strong encryption is becoming more the norm.

I see an increasing number of mail systems, including those operated by 
various UK Universities, that can now *only* be accessed by their users 
via the TLS versions of IMAP / SMTP / webmail.