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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...

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[–] echo64@lemmy.world 110 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's E2E, E2E isn't really something you can be sneaky about unless you roll your own encryption and then make claims about it totally being safe bro

They, however, run the app you are using to type everything, the keyboard you are using to type everything and the os you are using to type everything. If they want something, they don't need to look at your in flight messages.

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The trust doesn't even have to be in the encryption, they could very well use the same signal protocol. They would only need a copy of the keys you are using and you wouldn't even know... That's the problem with closed source programs, there is no certainty that its not happening (and I'm not saying it is, I can't prove it, obviously, but the doubt remains, we need to trust these companies not to screw us over and they don't really have the best track record in that...)

[–] Rooki@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

They can... everything is closed there. It can just be "encrypted" for your eyes

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s E2E, E2E isn’t really something you can be sneaky about unless you roll your own encryption and then make claims about it totally being safe bro

With a closed source app? Of course you can. How is anyone supposed to know what keys you use for encryption? Doesn't even need to be a remote one - just the key generation be reproducible by the developer.

[–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you're understanding that that's his point.

If Google can reproduce the key it's not fully "end to end" unless one of the "end"s is Google.

[–] art@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know they have unencrypted versions from my phone because my tablet and desktop version of messages seamlessly connects to the chat. So it's probably be E2E in transit alone.