In article , VanguardLH
wrote:

Faxing is even less secure than e-mail:

more secure because it's point to point.

(1) the transmission is NOT
encrypted, but sent in the clear, so anyone intercepting the
transmission can read it;

same for email.

however, unlike fax, a *lot* of people can potentially see email.

email accounts can also be hacked, or worse, the email provider itself
is compromised, such as yahoo.

fax is point to point and doesn't traverse multiple servers nor does
anything remain anywhere in the cloud. unless you dial the wrong
number, only the recipient can see it.

and, (2) the fax sits around in the fax
machine's output hopper at work where anyone walking by can read it
instead of the specified recipient

they might see the cover page, and then they'll route it appropriately.

more commonly, faxes go to a fax server and a designated person is
notified and routes it. no paper is used. think of it as email without
using the internet.

corporate email accounts aren't as private as you might think either.

(fax machines are shared at work, not
a unique one on every worker's desk).

not always. it depends how big the company and individual departments.