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RCS vs SMS/MMS? (monero.town)
submitted 2 days ago by Comexs@monero.town to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

So in the new upcoming major feature update for IOS, Apple is adding RCS support in there messaging app. What are the privacy implications of adopting RCS?

Is there any other apps that have RCS support on Android other than Google's own messaging app?

The reason for my asking is because I was considering migrating my relatives' messaging app to a RCS supported one because they will probably most likely enjoy the extra bandwidth of RCS.

Note, they're already using Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp for most of their conversations.

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[-] makeasnek@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Separate apps more focused on privacy will always be better than RCS/SMS/whatever the mainstream option is.

[-] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 2 days ago

With the higher character limits you can just PGP encrypt your text outside of the message client and send the encrypted block via RCS or literally any other secure or insecure band you want.

[-] oranki@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Great way to keep in touch with the the in-laws

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

You just need an app that does this transparently.

Oh wait, that's why Google isn't letting anybody else use RCS. ๐Ÿ˜„

[-] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Just mail them yubikeys with the pgp keys already generated!

Honestly I thought my sarcasm would have been picked up on lol.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Gotta use /s to ensure it's understood.

Text lacks tone.

[-] oranki@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Lemmy is still a bit too hard core to get sarcasm in things like these

this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2024
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