VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 hours agoWhat's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 hours agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 hours agoFax machines. Phone lines are pretty private, and sending a fax is usually more secure than emailing something, especially if someone else manages your email.
minus-squareWillard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 hours agoCounterpoint, fax is not encrypted and wire taps are very easy. At least e-mail can be encrypted so Joe shmoe on the street can’t see it. Besides, all faxing these days is going through VOIP and computers anyways.
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 hours agoSecure fax is encrypted: it’s sent via https.
minus-squareGoldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoAlso all of german bureaucracy still works only with fax
minus-squareGoldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoIt somehow suprises me but also not really thinking how traditionalist they are
Fax machines. Phone lines are pretty private, and sending a fax is usually more secure than emailing something, especially if someone else manages your email.
Counterpoint, fax is not encrypted and wire taps are very easy. At least e-mail can be encrypted so Joe shmoe on the street can’t see it.
Besides, all faxing these days is going through VOIP and computers anyways.
Secure fax is encrypted: it’s sent via https.
Also all of german bureaucracy still works only with fax
Japan as well
It somehow suprises me but also not really thinking how traditionalist they are