Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Arno Welzel Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: DOJ is correct that Apple iPhone is far less secure than Android when RCS messaging is involved Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 11:42:20 +0200 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net hcB6dGSvUvG8Jf9/e73rPwhvaCx3czydUmQhlA6KOOTNc/Bdzm Cancel-Lock: sha1:BbZlXeSqEfARYerlmAnCVwcFWa0= sha256:bITXWBK2UlG62n5aj6kvnwQYC+4ySJ1WOCoyBExMvPo= Content-Language: de-DE In-Reply-To: Bytes: 1807 Tamborino, 2024-04-01 02:55: > This is the common misunderstanding with both RCS in general and Apple's > update in particular. RCS is not end-to-end encrypted. RCS *is* end-to-end encrypted. But this is not mandatory, so using unencrypted connections is possible. But the Google messaging app in Android will show you if the recipient has RCS and also if the connection is encrypted. > > Yet, for conversations between Google Messages users, end-to-end encryption > is now enabled on your Android phone by default. > https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/03/30/new-apple-iphone-16-pro-max-and-ios-18-leak-googles-imessage-warning/ > > So unlike iMessaging between iPhone users or Google Messaging between > Android users, or more importantly WhatsApping between iPhone and Android > users, RCS between iPhone and Android will not have that level of security. But this is not the fault of RCS. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de