Google dumps "Imessage for Android"
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 09/27/2013 03:27 PM
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iMessage for Android users was deep-sixed after Google determined it is a subterfuge to collect user data.
What that meant was users were asked to submit their Apple ID and password to a third party. That's a big no-no for Google. (It's a good idea for anyone that tried the application to run a password reset immediately).
Freeman wrote: “Every packet from Apple is forwarded to 222.77.191.206, which then sends back exactly what data to send to Apple (along with extra packets that I presume tell the client what's happening so it can update its UI). Likewise, if the client wants to send a message, it first talks to the third-party server, which returns what needs to be sent to Apple. The data is re-encrypted as part of this process, but its size is deterministically unaffected.”
Whether the app's behaviors were clumsy or a deliberate attempt to harvest user credentials, it violated Google Play's policies and has been dumped.
What that meant was users were asked to submit their Apple ID and password to a third party. That's a big no-no for Google. (It's a good idea for anyone that tried the application to run a password reset immediately).
Freeman wrote: “Every packet from Apple is forwarded to 222.77.191.206, which then sends back exactly what data to send to Apple (along with extra packets that I presume tell the client what's happening so it can update its UI). Likewise, if the client wants to send a message, it first talks to the third-party server, which returns what needs to be sent to Apple. The data is re-encrypted as part of this process, but its size is deterministically unaffected.”
Whether the app's behaviors were clumsy or a deliberate attempt to harvest user credentials, it violated Google Play's policies and has been dumped.
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