• MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Shared key??? PGP works on a public-private key-pair, and unless you’re giving out your private key, it’s not shared with anyone. This is blatant misinformation

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      2 months ago

      The public key is public and there is a single vulnerable private key. Someone can identify you with the use of your public key and if someone gets access to your private key (maybe a solen device) they can decrypt logged messages that used that key. This means they can still get access even if you deleted the messages off your device.