This is why I always eyeroll when people complain about GPG user interface weaknesses.
The only way to really ensure the integrity of encrypted communications is by isolating and keeping the endpoints away from prying eyes. If your personal, business, political or criminal activity is such that you're concerned about third party interference with your clients, you have no business using iMessage -- which is protecting you from snooping network admins and carriers.
The beauty of a complex but powerful tool like GPG is that you can completely isolate your online activity from secure activity. There's nothing preventing you from printing cipher text and using a scanner attached to an air gapped computer without any network connection.
If your health and safety depend on secure communications to avoid extraordinary threats, don't use off the shelf tools that you don't understand. If you don't understand any tools, follow "the Godfather's" advice and avoid telecom-based communication.
The only way to really ensure the integrity of encrypted communications is by isolating and keeping the endpoints away from prying eyes. If your personal, business, political or criminal activity is such that you're concerned about third party interference with your clients, you have no business using iMessage -- which is protecting you from snooping network admins and carriers.
The beauty of a complex but powerful tool like GPG is that you can completely isolate your online activity from secure activity. There's nothing preventing you from printing cipher text and using a scanner attached to an air gapped computer without any network connection.
If your health and safety depend on secure communications to avoid extraordinary threats, don't use off the shelf tools that you don't understand. If you don't understand any tools, follow "the Godfather's" advice and avoid telecom-based communication.