• Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    iMessage is encrypted in transit by default when talking to other iPhone users, and 95% of my contacts use iPhones. That is the ONLY reason I use an iPhone.

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      6 months ago

      Apple keeps the encryption keys and they can access all of your messages, if they feel like it. signal is encrypted by default and just saves when you created and when you last logged in to your account.

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        5 months ago

        At least in the US it is very difficult to convince people to switch from text messaging to another service. The way iPhone does it by default with other iPhones is really the only way it happens for most users.

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            5 months ago

            I use Android but I’m pointing out that encryption behind Apple is better than SMS.

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              5 months ago

              sorry, I thought you were the previous comment, my bad. as for encryption: yes it is better, as SMS is not emcrypted at all…

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                5 months ago

                No worries! I totally understand the confusion and I can often be difficult to interpret.