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[–] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They can read them, obviously, but this way they are stored in an encrypted format in case of breaches or warrants.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

Yes and no.

AFAIK, warrants in Germany can be issued to monitory communications traffic, so they'd have to copy any new mail in plain for the authorities. But yes, old mail would be secure.