Nothing Chats iMessage bridge was astoundingly insecure
appleinsider.com
Nothing and Sunbird pulled the shockingly insecure iMessage bridge, but only after it was discovered that not only did Sunbird log and retain messages, vCards, and more, but that retained user data could also be downloaded by others.
  • Torley_BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Crazy how in trying to bring some Apple over, they did the most un-Apple thing possible!

  • undergroundbynatureOPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    *User privacy and security

    I forgot that part in the title and idk how to edit it😬

  • aunsafe2015BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Is Beeper just as bad? If so why isn’t it getting slammed like Nothing has? Beeper app has been around a lot longer…

  • pk-pk-pkBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I just don’t get the fascination from android users wanting iMessage. Use whatsapp or signal etc to get through to your apple friends or sms failing that. If you really want that blue bubble just save up for an iPhone.

  • FunkbassBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    All signs point to Sunbird being actual malware at this point- and, I mean, their motivations were a coin toss from the beginning. I can’t imagine hitching your company’s reputation (not to mention customer security) to something so blatantly sketchy. Not surprised at all by this news.

  • MrSh0wtime3BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Essentially what happened here is there was no actual product. They had inside info that Apple was making this move and figured they would get some free PR from it. And idiot Youtubers were dumb enough to give it to them.

    Not to mention the way they wanted to accomplish this killed privacy. Insanely invasive. Nobody should trust Nothing after this, if somehow you still did. And stop listening to any Youtubers who happily carried their water this week.

  • peduxeBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nothing just did this to look like they were responsible for Apple changing their stance on RCS. They moved according to the deadline the Digital Markets Act imposed.

    End of the day be it bad or good publicity they got what they wanted.

  • microChasmBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nothing didn’t do the development (Sunburst did), the problem is they didn’t do any due diligence before putting their name on it.

    I just have to say this is a good reason Google is whining about iMessage.

    1. ⁠They can’t access any of the iMessage data
    2. ⁠A majority of their users are primarily using free phones from C level manufacturers which cause security and crap experiences
    3. ⁠Wireless carriers shoulder the burden of support for those devices and could care less
    4. ⁠Google has tried and failed multiple times to offer a messaging app or service that sticks around. They can’t stay committed to one messaging app or service because their people don’t care. All they care about is a win when annual reviews come around.