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Neither SMS, nor RCS, have built-in end-to-end encryption — and both should die a quick and timely death. iMessage to use end-to-end encryption, but it’s not op
by O__________O 4y ago
Neither SMS, nor RCS, have built-in end-to-end encryption — and both should die a quick and timely death. iMessage to use end-to-end encryption, but it’s not open, and should also die.
What messaging needs is an open modern standards, nothing more, nothing less.
- DoctorOW 4y agoRCS on Signal/Android does: https://www.gstatic.com/messages/papers/messages_e2ee.pdf https://www.gstatic.com/messages/papers/messages_e2ee.pdf
- O__________O 4y agoHence why I said “not built in” — also per the document, “all RCS chat messages will be E2EE if both clients have the latest version of Messages” which means if an attacker with enough resources blocked the target end-point and inserted a device without the add-on E2EE encryption, sounds like the messages would be sent in the clear, which to me is not end-to-end encryption; that is unless both parties get an alert the messages will be sent in the clear, preferably before they are, using prior method a nation state or telecommunications company at their order could likely easily read all the messages and forward them on without either party knowing. Hence, SMS & RCS need to die. Am I missing something? PS- Assuming that document is by Google, but unclear, what is the source that links to it?