Google just announced that all RCS conversations in Messages are now fully end-to-end encrypted, even in group chats. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is replacing traditional text and picture messaging, providing you with more dynamic and secure features. With RCS enabled, you can share high-res photos and videos, see typing indicators for your...

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Google just announced that all RCS conversations in Messages are now fully end-to-end encrypted, even in group chats. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is replacing traditional text and picture messaging, providing you with more dynamic and secure features. With RCS enabled, you can share high-res photos and videos, see typing indicators for your…

  • Kbin_space_program@kbin.social
    75·
    1 year ago

    Fun fact, a group I knew in uni made an end to end encryption program that sent messages through Google more than a decade ago and Google got really, really mad at them threatening to shut down all Google accounts associated with all IP addresses they used.

    Guarantee it’s not fully E2E.

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      It doesn’t matter if it’s E2E or not when Google can spy on you directly on the phones at either end.

    • pjhenry1216@kbin.social
      11·
      1 year ago

      Sent messages “through Google”? Like Chat? Email? That’s such an ambiguous statement.

      E2EE has been a available approaching three years now. I’d imagine if they were lying and defrauding the population, someone would have found out by now. This announcement is just that it’s on by default for everyone.