Thanks for this explanation!

https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381?hl=en

E2EE White paper (technical specifications) is listed on this site (pdf)

RCS supports e2e encryption and while I think you have valid concerns, it’s much safer, faster, and more useful (larger files, read receipts, reactions) than SMS. Progress is good

Here is the white paper if you’re curious on how the VPN functions: https://one.google.com/about/vpn/howitworks . Including security audits

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Can confirm “android auto” is now an option under “apps that bypass VPN” in the settings! Finally

As someone who considers themselves a tech enthusiast (through broad optics- I don’t work in IT or have a tech based job or even know how to code, and has admittedly never used Linux), I spent an hour today trying to install tor on my Chromebook which supports Linux and finally gave up. Unfortunately for the average user, Linux isn’t even close to user-friendly

I have never heard of a single one of these! Thanks for the recs, will look into them

*ghost-to-ghost

Anyone have a fix for the VPN no connection issue?

Interesting, thanks for the share!

I hope they… Speed it back up?

This explains so much. Glad for the change!

On Sync for Lemmy you can have piped bots “invisible” “hidden”. I know this is not something novel, just a PSA for Sync users!

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Completely agreed! Communities are getting stronger, consolidating repeats across instances, and providing helpful comments.

The other day I was going to post a link in a community, and then checked to see- it had already been posted! Brought a tear to my eye 🥹