Tag: email

As mentioned in the latest posts, there are many possibilities for online communication nowadays. But what do they offer in terms of integrity, confidentiality and - let's face it - persistence? It can be argued that especially the last part is very questionable. For how long have been instant messengers or social networks in use? Not that long. Especially compared to time-tested electronic mail with its complex ecosystem. This ecosystem can actually form a basis for modern and secure communication.

It has been a busy year here at Trustica and while typically people use the occasion of the beginning of a new year to reflect on what has happened in the last one, I would like to look further back in time and write about some highlights in the history of Internet messaging. It turns out, the history of communication over interconnected data networks has a lot to do with what we have been up to for almost a year now and we have learned a lot and I think some parts are really worth sharing.