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From: Andrew <andrew@spam.net>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:02:12 -0000 (UTC)
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s|b wrote on Sat, 20 Jul 2024 22:29:08 +0200 :

>> I also lock my computers - without usernamen/password none of my
>> computers can be used. And I've been working as software developer,
>> network administrator and team lead in the IT industry for 30 years now.
> 
> I've 'locked' my computer with a PIN code, but if they want my data,
> it's on the unencrypted D: drive.

What matters, both philosophically & technically, is you have a plan for
a. Efficient daily use
b. Easy backup & restore
c. Secure personal data

Those who don't know computers don't have a plan and hence they're forced
to lock it up (and to use "someone else's computer" to backup their data).

Back to the topic at hand, if RCS/MLS require a login/password on an
Internet server through which all the messages go, that's terrible for
privacy.

Sure, the messages are encrypted; but the metadata is your privacy.