That’s sadly where it’s at. I’ve been lucky and managed to convince most of my friends to give Signal a go and in the end we stuck with it. But we’re all technically minded people so YMMV.
That’s sadly where it’s at. I’ve been lucky and managed to convince most of my friends to give Signal a go and in the end we stuck with it. But we’re all technically minded people so YMMV.
IIRC that’s essentially what ProtonMail is doing. If you send an email to another provider and set an expiration date. An email along the lines of “this email is encrypted; open this link to view its content” shows up in the recipients inbox.
This would work just as well with any pastebin or other “self-destructing” link, like you said. But for me the whole idea of self-destructing information doesn’t make much sense. Others have already mentioned that there is no way to ensure that a copy wasn’t made at any point. A simple screenshot would, for example, defeat the whole point.
Also clicking on links in emails still gives me a strange feeling. Maybe it’s just me but I’ve received so many phishing attempts over the years that I don’t really trust any links in emails.
I don’t want to discourage anyone trying or implementing such a system. What I want to say is that adding a link to a known resource is probably your best option.