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Is the encryption extension open? Who will manage message transport? Can they guarantee the near zero spam iMessage users currently enjoy?
by sbuk 3y ago
Is the encryption extension open? Who will manage message transport? Can they guarantee the near zero spam iMessage users currently enjoy?
- jkaplowitz 3y agoTo the best of my knowledge, Google has published a paper or two about their end to end encryption extension but not release source code or implementable specs or APIs. But that is irrelevant for purposes of complying with this EU law - Google Messages can interoperate with other RCS clients without end to end encryption, which should satisfy the law. Setting aside that extension for a moment, I do know that RCS has more sender verification / anti-fraud messages than SMS, is not inherently run or managed by Google except as one interoperable server deployment among many, is encrypted in transit even without end to end encryption, and is more widely supported than you’d think across carriers and OEMs in many countries. Apple is the biggest holdout.