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Google tests QR code verification for text messages


It announced the feature last October.

The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the person you're communicating with is, in fact, who they say they are, 9to5Google reports. Verify keys "ensure only you and your contact can read the RCS messages you send each other," Google states. Google first announced the new feature last October, stating, "We’re creating a unified system for public key verification across different apps, which you can verify through QR code scanning or number comparison."

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