Quote: "Next, I tried exporting my public key to a file. Your public key must be sent to anyone to whom you send an encrypted email. The receiver of your message needs it to decrypt your message."
Wrong. You do need to send your or publish your public key in order for others to send you encrypted email. Messages are encrypted with public key and decrypted by you with your private key.
This is the very base that async crypto is based on.
Hardly. It makes the headline something we can ignore. Much as if the author complained about driving their car into a tree because the steering wheel wasn't giving them feedback.
And since we live in a modern world with integration of social services only going up I strongly believe this should be taught in school, same way base computer usability is being taught in middle school. In there a simple chapter should exists to deal with this and make kids aware that cybersecurity is a must nowadays.
Wrong. You do need to send your or publish your public key in order for others to send you encrypted email. Messages are encrypted with public key and decrypted by you with your private key.
This is the very base that async crypto is based on.