iMessage App for Android Raises Massive Security Questions

[Marcus Yam]

iMessage App allows your Android device to chat with iOS devices -- but is it safe?

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[chuckydb]

How about not trying to use Apple proprietary crap and support universal things like WhatsApp?
The risk is not worth it...

 

[JD88]

I don't really understand the big deal about iMessage. Don't most data plans come with unlimited SMS these days anyway? Why use data when you have unlimited free SMS?

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Or, you know, you could just use Google Talk, Skype, Facebook Messenger or any other IM that is widely recognized and is not platform-dependent...

 

[rcm]

The "data is all processed through a server in China." It has "code to download other Android programs."

It could have been developed so the Chinese can eavesdrop on the American people.

 

[wemakeourfuture]

JD88
I don't really understand the big deal about iMessage. Don't most data plans come with unlimited SMS these days anyway? Why use data when you have unlimited free SMS?

When you travel abroad all you need is a wifi connection and you can message people on iMessage, its a huge advantage. OOTB (out of the box) feature on iPhones.

Especially for work and vacation where text messages are really expensive its saved me a lot of cash

 

[house70]

Just don't use it, plain and simple. There are better alternatives out there.

 

[thundervore]

SMS is a thing of the past especially when you travel overseas allot. I was surprised when ATT charged me 25 cents a text both send and receive when i went to Canada on business even though i had their overpriced $15 for 1500 texts a month. Appearently Canada is international and you need an overpriced international texting plan.

After i got that bill for over $100 i said F that, removed both my text plan and my data plan from my smart phone and installed Whatsapp. I have wifi at home, work and optimum wifi when i walk around in the city. My bill dropped from $80 to less than $50 a month and thats with 20 cents pay per texts and i only text about 20 times a month max which equalls about $4 pay per text. Everything else is through Whatsapp which i will gladly pay the $1 per year for. And this is on a 2 year contract.

Whatsapp is cross platform.

BBM and iMessage are late to the race and the only people who still use it are people who do not know they have a choice to install and use something else.

 

[Vladislaus]

@wemakeourfuture
How about the Google Hangout, former Google Talk? It's also out of the box.

 

[robochump]

Some scammers trying to cash in on a known name, in this case iMessage. Just another vulnerability Android users need to watch out for.

 

[threehosts]

The Chinese server is actually operated by the CIA and the App download code is just for Prism. So, there is nothing to worry about, move along folks!

 

[nevilence]

Haha dont mind the man behind the curtain, he isnt here to hurt anyone =P

 

[jonathan1683]

imessage also doesn't have a send limit and pictures are higher resolution when you use it and you can see when others are typing.

 

[JackFrost860]

I used to have Android, but as a software developer I found that most of the apps I downloaded from the google PlayStore where doing something nasty in the background. It's not going to change all the while Google takes an unvetted approach to the PlayStore.

 

[knowom]

iHAZ Apple iSECURE iNFACT iM iNVULNERABLE!!

 

[knowom]

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