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It sends messages through Google's messaging framework. Of course the messages are end to end encrypted, so there's no security risk. It's just really hard to s
by ohthehugemanate 11y ago
It sends messages through Google's messaging framework. Of course the messages are end to end encrypted, so there's no security risk. It's just really hard to set up a global push messaging framework unless you have the clout of, say, Google.
- andrewpi 11y agoI believe it doesn't actually send the message content through GCM anymore, but just notifies the client that a new message is available and tells it to connect to Open Whisper Systems' server for the content.