Re:Google says iMessage is too powerful
by pooper on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:36PM
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> Google Duo is what replaced it for video chat
We were also supposed to get chat with Google Allo but they practically killed it before launch.
> Before launch, Google touted strong privacy in the app, with particular emphasis on messages stored "transiently and in non-identifiable form". However, at launch, privacy was significantly rolled back, with Google keeping logs of messages indefinitely (or until the user deletes messages) in an effort to improve the app's "smart reply" feature.
We were also supposed to get chat with Google Allo but they practically killed it before launch.
> Before launch, Google touted strong privacy in the app, with particular emphasis on messages stored "transiently and in non-identifiable form". However, at launch, privacy was significantly rolled back, with Google keeping logs of messages indefinitely (or until the user deletes messages) in an effort to improve the app's "smart reply" feature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Allo