WELL.....Your concerns are real. Did you know that whenever you send an email it travels from your computer through multiple servers? If you’re in a public place using a WiFi connection it’s even riskier; you may be sharing private info with the guy sitting at the next table.
Enter encryption.
The American Heritage Dictionary defines encryption as “using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties.” In other words, encrypting your email allows you to send it securely without lurkers being able to read it.
Here’s how it works. You compose an email and then encrypt it before you hit the send button. When it reaches the intended recipient, it will read just like a normal email. However, if it lands in an unauthorized mailbox, the email will not be readable because it will be filled with random, garbled letters.
So instead of this:
Jim: let’s discuss my compensation and benefits for the VP of Investments position.
The encrypted email would read something like this:
Smo3v rG9s20p wn4JKt mp2nGse gpaEnP24s p4dB Fxqot3 mp9P 7ekP4a jPo2vX
Pretty neat, huh?
NB: Gmail also has a feature to make you think twice before you send an email. To find out about that - try yourself - or contact me....! Mustn't make your life TOO easy, after all...!
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