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		DiabloD3 on June 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google releases stats on email encryption in trans... Probably because it allows connections that aren't perfectly secure, such as supporting anything less than 256 bits.

Twirrim on June 3, 2014 [–]

That wouldn't explain why Google would have difficulty.

It implies some kind of inconsistency in configuration or something on the servers Google's sending email to?

sjbach on June 3, 2014 | [–]

Transit encryption requires that both sides are game. Google always supports it, but the server on the other side may not.

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