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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 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-up1arrow-down1·7 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.
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.
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.