Google is updating the client-side encryption mechanism for Google Meet to allow external participants, including those without Google accounts, to join encrypted calls.
Client-side encryption ensures that only people in the meeting have access to the data delivered through the application.
Google Meet is part of the Google Workspace suite and provides users with secure video meetings and calls over the internet. The app has over five billion downloads on Google Play.
Even though Google had added client-side encryption to Meet, external users were not able to join encrypted calls through the app.
According to Google’s release, Meet already encrypts all of your data while it’s at rest and traveling between our locations. Client-side encryption provides users full control over their encryption keys read more Google Meet opens client-side encrypted calls to non Google users.
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