Security News > 2024 > April > Google Meet opens client-side encrypted calls to non Google users
Google is updating the client-side encryption mechanism for Google Meet to allow external participants, including those without Google accounts, to join encrypted calls.
Google Meet is part of the Google Workspace suite and provides users with secure video meetings and calls over the internet.
Although Google had already implemented client-side encryption in Meet, the application did not have the option for external users to join secure calls.
"Meet already encrypts all of your data at rest and in transit between our facilities - client-side encryption gives users direct control of their encryption keys and the identity service that they choose to authenticate for those keys," reads Google's announcement.
External users invited to an encrypted Meet session need to first verify their identity using a method supported by the third-party Identity Provider configured by the meeting's administrator.
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