Nothing builds a blue bubble bridge while Google and Apple fight over RCS
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  • Kbin_space_program@kbin.social
    211·
    10 months ago

    Apple did it with iMessage so they can harvest data.

    Google saw that and is now pushing for RCS to completely replace SMS because then they can harvest the data and sell ads and spam you ads with RCS and worse, they would control its backend so they would gatekeep everything about it.

    They actually went so far as to forcibly enable RCS on my phone. While for now I can still disable it, I need to find an alternative to the default message app on android.

    • GenEcon@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      SMS is by far the worst standard. If you care about privacy use Signal or even WhatsApp. They both are far superior.

        • thoughts3rased@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          No, it’s just

          • not encrypted
          • harvested by your carrier (but at least it’s not Google !1!1!1!1!1!1!)
          • interceptable by the government

          If Google could prove that messages are E2EE then I don’t give a shit who it routes through, they can’t read it.

        • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          If we’re going only on security then Google Messages is a way better choice since they use Signal E2EE.

          SMS has no encryption at all so Google, your carrier, and everyone in between can spy on the contents of all your SMS messages.

          With RCS Google is only getting the metadata and no one can just listen in on your chats

    • verysoft@kbin.social
      2·
      10 months ago

      Everytime this comes up…

      RCS is not a Google product. Google Jibe is their RCS product and if carriers choose to use Jibe, then it’s on them.

    • Blackout@kbin.social
      2·
      10 months ago

      I had to check mine after your comment. They did it to me too. Every time they asked to turn it on I was adamant to refuse it. Has caused issues with messages not being sent or received before. With email that’s fine but messages are meant to be instant.