First we got Beeper Mini which promised Android users the iMessage experience. But that didn’t last long because it appears that Apple shut them down very quickly. And what surprised me is that Apple actually admitted to doing so:
At Apple, we build our products and services with industry-leading privacy and security technologies designed to give users control of their data and keep personal information safe. We took steps to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials in order to gain access to iMessage. These techniques posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks. We will continue to make updates in the future to protect our users.
But it appears that this shut down might be short lived based on this Tweet:
Here’s the question. How long will this fix last? I honestly think that this has become a game of cat and mouse between Beeper and Apple. And assuming that this fix is real and works, it will be in Apple’s court in terms of what the next move in this drama is. Will it be another technical solution as Apple implied that they would do in their statement, or will Apple send in the iLawyers and take them out in court.
Stay tuned.
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Beeper Mini May Return From The Dead As Apple Admits To Digging Their Grave
First we got Beeper Mini which promised Android users the iMessage experience. But that didn’t last long because it appears that Apple shut them down very quickly. And what surprised me is that Apple actually admitted to doing so:
At Apple, we build our products and services with industry-leading privacy and security technologies designed to give users control of their data and keep personal information safe. We took steps to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials in order to gain access to iMessage. These techniques posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks. We will continue to make updates in the future to protect our users.
But it appears that this shut down might be short lived based on this Tweet:
Here’s the question. How long will this fix last? I honestly think that this has become a game of cat and mouse between Beeper and Apple. And assuming that this fix is real and works, it will be in Apple’s court in terms of what the next move in this drama is. Will it be another technical solution as Apple implied that they would do in their statement, or will Apple send in the iLawyers and take them out in court.
Stay tuned.
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