• BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Anyone know if Google Voice is encrypted? I can read copies of my texts online so I’m thinking no. I’ve felt like the service has outlived its usefulness for me and that would be the final straw.

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      21 hours ago

      I just sent a test message from my GV to my normal carrier number. It’s regular old SMS. No, not encrypted.

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      16 hours ago

      Yes it almost certainly is, though how they manage who can decrypt is another story

      Nope sorry Google Voice is not encrypted, dunno why I thought it was

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            22 hours ago

            It sends SMS. not RCS. Does SMS even support any type of encryption? I’m under the impression it doesn’t.

            Edit: I just sent a message from my GV to my regular carrier number and it’s just SMS. Certainly not encrypted.

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              16 hours ago

              Damnit I was thinking of the wrong Google product.

              You’re right.

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      3 days ago

      I see no reason to believe that it is.

      I find it useful when outside the USA to be able to communicate with American luddites who refuse to install messaging apps.