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[-] Supernova1051@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

MLS only deals with encryption and key management, which is great but that's been a "solved" problem since TextSecure (now Signal) introduced the TextSecure Protocol (now the Signal Protocol) in 2013.

What I'm aware is missing with RCS / MLS compared to Signal (someone with more recent knowledge please correct me):

  • Sealed sender so only the recipient knows who sent the message.
  • Not storing metadata or logs.
  • No built in crash reports.
  • Private contact discovery.
  • Published government requests providing evidence that they don't have any data.
  • Open source client.
  • Looking at the Google Play store, Google's Messenger shares precise location data with third parties, Signal doesn't.
  • Also on the Google Play store, Google's Messenger app list a lot of data collected. Signal only lists phone number.
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