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.
  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    This is one of the many reasons I don’t like Nothing. They are willing to put users at risk just so they can sell a few more phones.

    Let me tell you Nothings strategy:

    1. Make an extract clone of the iPhone and put some gimmick lights on it to get attention.

    2. Make some airpod clones but make them see through to again attract attention

    3. Try to get iMessage working on Nothing 2 (screw you if you’re on Nothing 1, Apple style) to reinforce the impression you’re using an iPhone.

    4. If successful, price the Nothing 3 even higher to make it seem premium even though it’s nothing special at all.

    5. Bring features to the Nothing 3, that the Nothing 2 and Nothing 1 will never get, even though there is no reason not to give it to them too.

    6. Repeat for Nothing 5 and every other Nothing ever. And eventually reach iPhone pricing.

    In short, they are using their users just to get popular, become like Apple and get rich. Only to screw you over and make future phones super expensive.

    Much like One Plus did. First you position yourself as flagship killer, and once you get a loyal following and deals with mobile carriers then you push the price sky high and give your supporters the middle finger.

    Anyone who buys Nothing is a fool.

    • mayonaise_met@feddit.nlEnglish
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      8 months ago

      As a three time OnePlus customer I don’t blame them. They were a decent deal each time I opted for them, but I feel no loyalty to them or any other brand I’ve had in-between OnePlus phones.

      Like with any corporation, nobody at the company cares about your loyalty as an individual.