return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple announced RCS with a whimper when it should have been a bangwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down113
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkApple announced RCS with a whimper when it should have been a bangwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squarebest_username_ever@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIIRC, it’s controlled by the carrier and not encrypted. If that’s the case, it’s bad. We’ve been moving away from carriers and internet providers, and got some privacy back by various means. Why would be roll that back?
minus-squarefartsparkles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBecause everyone is too distracted by “Apple bad” to realise how truly awful RCS is.
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoExcept RCS isn’t awful at all. It’s also end to end encrypted on androids. If Apple’s participation isn’t encrypted, that’s on Apple.
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, but that doesn’t make it good. The whole world except a minority moved away from SMS a long time ago.
IIRC, it’s controlled by the carrier and not encrypted. If that’s the case, it’s bad. We’ve been moving away from carriers and internet providers, and got some privacy back by various means. Why would be roll that back?
Because everyone is too distracted by “Apple bad” to realise how truly awful RCS is.
Except RCS isn’t awful at all. It’s also end to end encrypted on androids. If Apple’s participation isn’t encrypted, that’s on Apple.
More awful than sms?
No, but that doesn’t make it good.
The whole world except a minority moved away from SMS a long time ago.