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submitted 1 year ago by hop@rabbitea.rs to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What's wrong with Matrix? I use both, just wondering

[-] CaptainAlchemy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It tends to leak a lot of metadata unlike signal which keeps it to a minimum

[-] Fauzruk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The way I see it is, we don't always want anonymity. Sometimes privacy is enough and this is where Signal shine.

[-] xodoh74984@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Late reply, but my main sticking point with Matrix is that it isn't just an app you can tell your non-tech savvy friends to download. I like the decentralization, but most people don't care and want something easy to understand and use

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You don't need to download it, there's a web version.

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