Why Apple's RCS encryption move is a privacy game-changer for your texts

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Apple joined the RCS bandwagon last year, giving its users the ability to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. The only problem? Those messages are not encrypted, exposing them to security risks. Now, Apple will soon eliminate that obstacle. Also: Google Fi users finally get RCS on iPhone - here's how to check if it's activated In a new announcement, Apple said it will add support for encrypted RCS messages in future updates to iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, and WatchOS. This means that any rich text messages exchanged between Apple and Android users will automatically be secured through the latest industry standard. RCS with E2EE That industry standard comes from the GSM Association, which announced on Friday new specifications for RCS that include end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Thanks to the new standard, RCS will be the first major messaging format to support this type of encryption among different providers, including Apple and Google. The latest ... Read full article.