We have the technology to encrypt emails, but we don't usually bother JLStock/Shutterstock
An analysis of 81,000,000 messages over the past 27 years shows that only 0.06 percent of emails have been encrypted.
Christian Stransky, Leibniz University Hannover and his colleagues analysed 37,000 emails sent between January 1994 - July 2021 by students and staff. Only 5.46 percent of users had used encryption tools like S/MIME and PGP, the latter of which is known for its existence for over 30 years. All in all,
