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Ask Jerry: How do messaging apps use my phone's data connection?

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With Apple focusing on supporting the RCS standard, it seems like everyone is talking about messaging but none of the companies involved take the time to make it simple. It's not a bad idea to have a fully encrypted and open-sourced messenger that is regularly checked by security professionals to ensure its quality. This is the new messaging standard put forth by the same people who governed SMS and it's something almost every phone carrier in the world supports at some level.

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