The Electron Trail

A reader writes:

You asked, "Are any emails safe?"

No. Is this even still a question? Seriously?

My mama taught me when I was very young not to put anything in writing that I wouldn't want the whole world to see, and I think it holds me in good stead, *especially* with email.  Even if you're sending something to someone you trust, email is insecure.  It's too easy to accidentally send something to someone that you don't intend, to type a shortcut into the "to" field and not notice that it...