# Think your email's private? Think again

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2014
- Speaker: Andy Yen
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/andy_yen_think_your_email_s_private_think_again)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Sending an email message is like sending a postcard, says scientist Andy Yen in this thought-provoking talk: Anyone can read it. Yet encryption, the technology that protects the privacy of email communication, does exist. It's just that until now it has been difficult to install and a hassle to use. Showing a demo of an email program he designed with colleagues at CERN, Yen argues that encryption can be made simple to the point of becoming the default option, providing true email privacy to all.

## Lectures

1. [Think your email's private? Think again](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/andy_yen_think_your_email_s_private_think_again/d823cb0c6f72), 12 min (TED's player)