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Which is why many of us are firmly against RCS. End to end encryption is critically important and no messaging standard should exist that doesn't include it.
by threeseed 4y ago
Which is why many of us are firmly against RCS.
End to end encryption is critically important and no messaging standard should exist that doesn't include it.
- fgiox 4y agoRCS does include end-to-end encryption though. https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381 https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381
- sneak 4y agoNo, it does not. Google’s proprietary implementation implements Google’s proprietary encryption system. RCS does not.
- fgiox 4y agoWhile this is currently only in Google's and Samsung's Messages apps, it's basically just the Signal protocol implemented as an RCS extension. It will most likely end up formalised in the next standard release of RCS.
- threeseed 4y ago> It will most likely end up formalised in the next standard release of RCS Based on what evidence. If it hasn't been added after all these years it doesn't seem likely it will be added soon.