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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months 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-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoGoogle Voice is definitely not end to end encrypted.
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months 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-down1·5 months 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-down3·5 months 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.
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.