Extending client-side encryption to chat messages in Google Meet
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
If you’re using client-side encryption for Meet, in-meeting chat will now be supported. As with the audio and video content of your client-side encrypted meetings, all in-meeting chat messages will be encrypted and inaccessible by any third party, including Google.
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. For more information, see our original announcement.
- Admins: Learn more about configuring Client-side encryption.
- End users: See our original announcement and our Help Center for more information about client-side encryption for Meet.
- Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 24, 2023
- Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 26, 2023
- Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers hosting client-side encrypted calls
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, The Teaching and Learning Upgrade, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Google Workspace Admin Help: About Client-side encryption
- Google Meet Help: Learn about Meet Client-side Encryption (CSE)
- Workspace Updates Blog: Improving data privacy with Client-side encryption for Google Meet
- Workspace Updates Blog: Stronger data security and privacy with Google Workspace Client-side encryption