[harg]

It's not clear text by default, it's just not end-to-end encrypted. Messages are still encrypted between client and server.

I agree about considering alternatives though.

[crop_rotation]

> Messages are still encrypted between client and server.

This is just a clever way of saying they use TLS, which I would be shocked if any mainstream app is not using.

[malfist]

Don't look under the hood at sms then

[jazzyjackson]

Ok so theyre plaintext on the server, encrypted in transit just means https

[Spooky23]

Is the server -> FSB connection encrypted?