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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-up3·1 year agoYes it almost certainly is, though how they manage who can decrypt is another story
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGoogle Voice is definitely not end to end encrypted.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year 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-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI just sent a test message from my GV to my normal carrier number. It’s regular old SMS. No, not encrypted.
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 story
Google Voice is definitely not end to end 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.
I just sent a test message from my GV to my normal carrier number. It’s regular old SMS. No, not encrypted.