Re:Google gives up on Google Allo
by ocdtrekkie on Friday April 20, 2018 @10:56AM
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SMS/MMS is already operated through your carrier. RCS is no different, in that regard. My main peeve with this whole Google Jibe thing is that we, as consumers, won't get to opt in or out of Google collecting our conversations.
Since we didn't all decide to send Google our chat conversations, Google has decided to start convincing carriers to hand over our chat conversations in bulk without our permission.
Re:Google gives up on Google Allo
by WhyNotHugo on Friday April 20, 2018 @10:50AM
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I don't see how this ties you to a carrier -- if RCS ends up being what it promises to be, inter-carrier operability should not be an issue.
Why on Earth would anyone write a message system that wasn't based on dumb-pipe internet? What can RCS do for an end user that IP can't?
Nobody likes being tied to their carrier. I have been using Google Voice for 5 years now and love that I am not tied to my carrier.
Yes I am tied to Google, but so is any other messaging system from Google.
This may just be a political move. "Hey carriers! Look? See? We're on your side!"