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minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoFor all we know the app might just be a honeypot itself
minus-squareAndy@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThis is a genuine concern that we should recognize. I’m about 99% confident it isn’t, but considering it is the kind of caution we should all be exercising these days.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months ago Is it open source? (No) Is it’s publishing and build pipeline open? (No) Can anyone audit it? (No) Does the author make unreliable claims of privacy? (Yes) Does the author detail how data privacy and security is implemented? (No) It’s probably not a honeypot. But it’s also likely to be negligent enough in implementation that it might as well be.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThat’s always worth considering. A phone app doesn’t take a big operating budget to launch and maintain. Especially for state-actors.
For all we know the app might just be a honeypot itself
This is a genuine concern that we should recognize.
I’m about 99% confident it isn’t, but considering it is the kind of caution we should all be exercising these days.
It’s probably not a honeypot. But it’s also likely to be negligent enough in implementation that it might as well be.
That’s always worth considering. A phone app doesn’t take a big operating budget to launch and maintain. Especially for state-actors.