Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages with Your Employer
11 days ago
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- Microsoft and Google have introduced updates allowing employers to monitor employees' RCS and SMS texts on work-managed devices.
- The update affects work-managed devices, not personal ones, and includes a notification for employees when the archival feature is active.
- End-to-end encryption only protects messages during transit; once on the device, they can be accessed by whoever controls it.
- Google states the update helps organizations meet regulatory requirements while providing RCS benefits like typing indicators and read receipts.
- Employees may turn to shadow IT systems like WhatsApp and Signal for private communication, a trend this update may not curb.