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Google Messages just flicked the switch on end-to-end encryption for all RCS and group chats (chromeunboxed.com)

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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...

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[-] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

It’s E2E, E2E isn’t really something you can be sneaky about unless you roll your own encryption and then make claims about it totally being safe bro

With a closed source app? Of course you can. How is anyone supposed to know what keys you use for encryption? Doesn't even need to be a remote one - just the key generation be reproducible by the developer.

[-] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you're understanding that that's his point.

If Google can reproduce the key it's not fully "end to end" unless one of the "end"s is Google.

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