cross-posted from: https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/tech@kbin.social/t/26889
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…
WhatsApp is already E2E encrypted, it always has been. There’s a circlejerk around here about “not true E2E!”, but that’s just straight up nonsense.
Name, service start date, last seen date, IP address, and email address, that’s it. Proof here. Everything Google and Apple also collect. If that’s a problem for you use Signal, not iMessage.
I get that, but Meta/Facebook has a massive track record of not giving a shit about its users. I wouldn’t recommend trusting them, they’ve shown their true colors many times over.
