Google Messages has suddenly gone haywire. After years of campaigning, the “seamless messaging” dream was finally realised, but it vanished as quickly as it arrived. Currently, the question is whether it has any prospect of ever returning.
Like a slow-motion train crash, Google quickly appreciated Apple for its long-awaited adoption of RCS, but as soon as it went live, it was criticised for its awkward security flaw. Despite iMessage’s constant praise of its end-to-end encryption, those green bubbles are still without it.
Quick to react, Google and the GSMA said that end-to-end encryption for RCS is currently being developed. China comes along to ruin the fun, even though that might have won the day. Apple, Google, and other companies insist on end-to-end encryption since it appears that state-sponsored hackers have infiltrated US telco networks.
Cross-platform RCS has suffered severely as a result of the FBI and CISA are now both cautioning the public to utilise encrypted platforms properly. There is no security when texting from an Android phone to an iPhone, as Samsung has warned
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