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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
So any RCS w/ Encryption that you see is referring to Google’s implementation that only runs on Google servers.
So their implementation is RCS standards with an added encryption layer. What's the issue?
I have no dog in this race.
That being said, I guess it’s that it belongs to Google, is therefore propriety, and they have a less than stellar record with honoring privacy and/or keeping projects going.
Add on that telecoms didn’t want RCS to have encryption, which is why the default standard doesn’t have it, and you have a clusterfuck of privacy concerns, longevity concerns, and licensing concerns.
Then there’s the abuse factor: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/1/23150243/google-rcs-ads-india-spam-verified-business
So, then the argument here is to just use standard RCS without encryption?