Co-founder denies Apple's claims of security and privacy concerns for its users.

Apple blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage Android app, but Beeper will keep pushing::Co-founder denies Apple’s claims of security and privacy concerns for its users.

  • PeachMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    916·
    11 months ago

    Beeper is a dumb idea and a privacy nightmare. Don’t use a service like that, ever.

    HOWEVER, Apple is also full of shit here. If they really cared about the security of their users, they would enable them to use encrypted RCS messages. Instead, they force them to use SMS when texting anyone without an iPhone. It’s an outdated and insecure protocol.

    • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      11 months ago

      Beeper Mini is no less private than using iMessage on an iPhone.

      It doesn’t even require an AppleID let alone require your credentials for one.

      The cloud service that Apple didn’t block is the one that requires you to give your Apple credentials to a cloud bridge.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.oneEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      Beeper and Beeper Mini are two completely different things

      Beeper Mini, the version that does not require any kind of MITM bridge, has been blocked by Apple. Beeper, the version that requires the bridge, still works fine AFAIK

      Wholeheartedly agree with the second paragraph though 👍