I prefer external storage so I can inspect files. Locally stored data, use full device encryption. In short: K-9 Mail doesn't attempt to defend against local attackers Secret that doesn't mean the data is properly encrypted using that secret. Yes, it might beĮncrypted, but if the app can decrypt it automatically so can anĪttacker that gains access to the locally stored app/data. Is: If you don't have to provide a secret each time you access someĭata/start an app, your data isn't encrypted safely. Regarding the common 'only encrypted data is safe' belief a simple rule There is AOSP Email which in this respect works exactly like K-9 Mail.īut I bet there's no closed source client that doesn't cache messages Good luck finding another open source email client on Android.

I expect privacy from an open source application! > Or do I need to switch email clients to have privacy? K-9 is in Third-party apps without storing the attachment on disk * it's really hard to be able to open arbitrary attachments using * K-9 Mail can display messages when you're offline * not having to download the message list each time you open a folder Mail is not designed to work without storing messages locally. This is a (very obvious) implementation detail. > This privacy violation is not disclosed in K-9 wiki. > content of the emails that were pulled from fastmail.fm server. > Inside the Data folder contains two SQLite3 database files with. > Another folder inside the data folder contains SVG images. > folder which contains a complete copy of email attachments I Data folder inside 9 folder inside Android folder contains a

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