AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNothing Chats has already been pulled from Google Play over privacy issueswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkNothing Chats has already been pulled from Google Play over privacy issueswww.theverge.comAnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·1 year agoSMS is also plain text, what’s the big deal?
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThe premise of the app is not sending plain text messages.
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoProbably a privacy policy issue? Its okay to do stuff in plaintext, but the privacy policy must make that clear.
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo, read the article. App claimed to be end-to-end encrypted, it was anything but.
SMS is also plain text, what’s the big deal?
The premise of the app is not sending plain text messages.
Probably a privacy policy issue? Its okay to do stuff in plaintext, but the privacy policy must make that clear.
No, read the article. App claimed to be end-to-end encrypted, it was anything but.