This is a big win for privacy, ensuring that neither company has access to the contents of your messages. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/victory-end-end-encrypted-rcs-comes-apple-and-android-chats
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Still gonna be advocating for the use of Signal as a new current standard.
Until something better comes along. I’m personally rooting for SimpleX Chat and Matrix for this, due to the decentralised nature of both. I’m pretty sure SimpleX can be considered decentralised since you can change server in the settings.
@eff If the source code isn't open you cannot blindly trust their allegations. Don't trust verify
@eff Both companies control the client applications, the operating systems, and are required by multiple jurisdictions to run client side scanning.
Never be fooled by transport encryption, even if it is end-to-end.