Google Messages' Encryption Claims Under Scrutiny
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🌀 Google Messages misleads users about encryption capabilities. A recent critique highlights that Google Messages claims to support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all conversations, which is misleading. While E2EE is available for RCS chats between users of the latest Google Messages app, it is not universally applicable, particularly for SMS or chats involving users on different messaging platforms. The article argues that Google’s description could lead uninformed users to believe all their messages are secure, which is not the case. Additionally, it points out the lack of RCS support in Google Voice and criticizes the uniform color coding of message bubbles, which obscures the encryption status compared to Apple Messages.
