Simple Snoop-Proof E-Mail Launched

The software is aimed at making encrypted e-mail communications simple enough for even computer novices to use. Ciphire, developed by Ciphire Labs in Munich, Germany, uses a technique called public key cryptography to sign and encrypt e-mail messages. Once loaded on to a computer hard drive the software performs all of the complex tasks involved behind the scenes. Ciphire also works with almost any e-mail software client — like Microsoft Outlook, for example — without requiring prior configuration