From the "Duh, anyone with common sense knew this" department:
Nothing kills iMessage bridge because it profoundly violated user
privacy & security
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Nothing and Sunbird pulled the shockingly insecure iMessage bridge, but
only after it was discovered that not only did Sunbird log and retain
messages, vCards, and more, but that retained user data could also be downloaded by others. Nothing Chats was pulled from the Google Play
Store on Saturday only a few days after it was introduced. Launched on
November 14, suspicions were raised about the app within days, including
its seeming *lack of encryption*, and the sending of login credentials
*over the internet using plaintext* HTTP.
On Saturday, things got worse for the Nothing and Sunbird service, with
more revelations over the astounding lack of security safeguards for the
app.
Early in the day, Nothing removed the app from the Google Play Store. In
a post on X, formerly Twitter, the phone maker somewhat optimistically
says it is "delaying the launch until further notice to work with
Sunbird to fix several bugs."
Before Nothing pulled the plug, Android app developer Dylan Roussel ma