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Nothing pulls its iMessage app from the Play Store following privacy disaster (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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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[–] HonorIsDead 116 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This imploded so quickly I'm impressed

[–] Ghostalmedia 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they actually got more press for fucking it up than launching it.

[–] bus_factor 20 points 1 year ago

Can confirm, I never heard of them before this post.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"That's nothing, hold my beer!"

-Elon Musk, probably

[–] Beetschnapps 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Clearly the issue is that piss poor security practices hate free speech.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

We hear enough about Musk. There's no need to bring him up where it's not relevant.