Your thoughts about RCS: an open standard in proprietary hands to replace SMS

[André Ockers]

Dear members of the FSFE discussion list,

Please allow me to share a concern of mine. A business initiative of Google, 
supported by Apple, is Rich Communication Services (RCS), an open standard to 
replace SMS [1] [2] [3]. Questions that I have:
- 	Would it be a smart and wise decision to let a non-European business 
take control over replacing SMS?
-	Would it be a smart and wise decision to break SMS as a general 
accessible service?
-	What would consequences be for Free Software, the privacy and consumer 
rights of us Europeans, and the environment? 

Best regards,

-- 
André Ockers

Member, Free Software Foundation Europe discussion list

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
[2] https://www.heise.de/news/Google-gibt-nicht-auf-RCS-Messenger-mit-neuen-Funktionen-und-neuem-Icon-7315887.html [German]
[3] https://www.security.nl/posting/820331/Google%3A+SMS-vervanger+RCS+bij+
%C3%A9%C3%A9n+miljard+Androidgebruikers+ingeschakeld [Dutch]
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