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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAnyone 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.
minus-squareNoxy@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoYes 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
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIn what way is it encrypted because I believe the answer is that it is not.
minus-squareNoxy@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoSSL or TLS. No way Google would send that in the clear.
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoIt 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.
minus-squareNoxy@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoDamnit I was thinking of the wrong Google product. You’re right.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoGoogle Voice is definitely not end to end encrypted.
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI just sent a test message from my GV to my normal carrier number. It’s regular old SMS. No, not encrypted.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 years agoI 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.
minus-squarePyrin@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·2 years agoIt’s Google. Of course not.
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.
Yes it almost certainly is, though how they manage who can decrypt is another storyNope sorry Google Voice is not encrypted, dunno why I thought it was
In what way is it encrypted because I believe the answer is that it is not.
SSL or TLS. No way Google would send that in the clear.
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.
Damnit I was thinking of the wrong Google product.
You’re right.
Google Voice is definitely not end to end encrypted.
I just sent a test message from my GV to my normal carrier number. It’s regular old SMS. No, not encrypted.
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.
It’s Google. Of course not.