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- Google has thrown its support behind the end-to-end encryption system called Messaging Layer Security.
- Google intends to integrate the system into Google Messages and Android.
- MLS will allow for cross-platform end-to-end encrypted communication.
For more than a year, Google has been very vocal about RCS communication, which allows for end-to-end encrypted messages. However, RCS is not perfect, as it requires users to be on the same platform for it to work. That’s why Google has called out Apple for not adopting the standard. But that problem could soon be fixed.
Today, Google announced that it has thrown its support behind the end-to-end encryption standard known as Messaging Layer Security (MLS). The standard would allow for interoperable end-to-end encrypted communication between large messaging platforms.