diff --git a/pages/providers/email.html b/pages/providers/email.html index 3fb50be1..04e1fec3 100644 --- a/pages/providers/email.html +++ b/pages/providers/email.html @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ description: "Find a secure email provider that will keep your privacy in mind.

Where is the email metadata?

Email metadata is stored in the message header of the email message.

Why can't email metadata be E2EE?

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Email metadata is is cruicial to the most basic functionality of email (where it came from, and where it has to go). E2EE was not built into the email protocols originally and is also optional, therefore, only the message content is protected.

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Email metadata is crucial to the most basic functionality of email (where it came from, and where it has to go). E2EE was not built into the email protocols originally and is also optional, therefore, only the message content is protected.

How is my metadata protected?

When emails travel between email providers an encrypted connection is negotiated using Opportunistic TLS. This protects the metadata from outside observers, but as it is not E2EE, server administrators can snoop on the metadata of an email.