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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by lentil_soup on Thursday March 02, 2023 @09:59AM (#34996430)
I imagine they'd setup a basic protocol for interoperability of simple messages and then each client can build anything they want on top? Similar to other protocols. At least that's what I am hoping for
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by MikeKusold on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:00AM (#34996444)
iMessage already has that, by falling back to SMS.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by MattJ100 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:07AM (#34996540)
The problem is that SMS is nowadays a poor fallback, lacking support for a number of widespread features that are part of the EU's required baseline for interoperability.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by tekknik on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:12AM (#34996609)
Why is it a poor fallback? It supports less but mostly it’s a message size limitation. This seems like exactly what they want.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by MattJ100 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:23AM (#34996767)
The DMA requires interoperability without a decrease in security - this explicitly includes end-to-end encryption, which iMessage supports. Since SMS has no standard for key distribution/discovery, it already fails at that hurdle.

It also requires that features such as group messaging and audio/video calling.

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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by hcurtiss on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:56PM (#35000105)
So, let me get this straight -- the EU is now requiring end to end encryption? Haven't they been harping this whole time on how that enables child predators?
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by robertoandred on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:09PM (#34999413)
That's a feature of the Messages app, not the iMessage service.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by ThatPlayer on Thursday March 02, 2023 @06:13PM (#35003426)
I cannot send SMS from iMessage on my iPad, or a Macbook if I had one.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by fingerlocks on Friday March 03, 2023 @02:34AM (#35006853)
Why? I send SMS from my MacBook and iPad every day.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by ThatPlayer on Friday March 03, 2023 @04:11AM (#35007419)
I don't have an iPhone.
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