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Nothing pulls its iMessage app from the Play Store following privacy disaster (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Nothing Chats, a rival to apps like Beeper and AirMessage, advertised itself as a secure platform for sending messages to iMessage users.
  • However, less than 24 hours after its launch, investigations into the app revealed that Nothing Chats logged every message in plain text and stored unencrypted data, including text messages, images, videos, and more, making it a significant privacy and security risk.
  • The company removed the app from the Play Store following these complaints, citing "several bugs" that need fixing.
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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My guess is this feature isn’t targeting Android users. It’s targeting iOS users in the US that are due for a phone upgrade.

“Blue bubbles” is one of the reasons people stick with the platform in the states. And saying your Android phone supports that could allow you to tap into a much larger market in the US. Apple controls more than half of the smartphone market in the states, and default messaging apps also dominate on in the states.

[–] daqqad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'd love to find out which group they actually tried to target, but if you're right - I completely agree. No way I'm handing credentials to my Google account over. That's why normal companies have APIs.

RCS might not be perfect, but at least it's open.

I really hope EU will continue the trend of forcing Apple to become less of a piece of shit company.