Following several reports surrounding its lack of security, Nothing Chats is gone from the Play Store
  • 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.
  • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I don’t even exist in the same world as the word “infosec” and even I shudder at the phrase “plain text”

  • 9thSun@midwest.socialEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Just watched a SomeOrdinaryGamers video about this a couple days ago. Muta gave Nothing too much credit saying the texts etc would probably be encrypted. But lol “plain text”. They crazy for that.

  • JimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This sounded like a disaster when it was first revealed they were basically relaying messages through some Macs they had lying around the office.