News - Google's updated terms of service details email scanning

[TaintedShirt]

Of course (and maybe I'm picking you up wrong - in which case apologies) you've been able to replace Google's (or is it Android's) text messaging app since I got a Donut phone.

You're right about the "old news rehash" angle though - I suspect that it's Apple and Microsoft "encouraging" this.

I'm still on Jelly Bean so can't say for sure, but from what I've read it seems with Android 4.4 you can set the default messaging app. Only the default messaging app will receive and send messages. So if you use for example, ChompSMS then I guess Google will see nothing.

Just found a post about it on Droid Life.


WRT Apple and Microsoft, I would suspect you have hit the nail on the head. However it is funny as they are doing the same too.

Indeed all mail providers that have a semi decent spam service scan email. They need to do this for us. Otherwise we'd give up using email.

[Bambooz]

You should request a beta invite for this: https://protonmail.ch/.

Secure, encrypted email hosted in Switzerland, provided by ex and active CERN scientists.

They seem to have lost a few database particles along the way

I'm pretty sure that the Messages apps is still there even in KitKat

The default SMS app (green smiley thingy) is not in 4.4 any more per default, but it stays if you upgrade from Jellybean.