Looks like iMessage won't be forced to integrate with third-parties in the EU but they'll still need to bring #RCS. Frankly I think its a great compromise.
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If this gets released, it should work on #iOS too otherwise it's pointless. I'm tired of hearing #Apple users complaining about their struggles to share files (mostly images) to #Android users - which often requires #Telegram cos I guess you could send pics uncompressed there (easily).
I respect the EU tryna open up #iMessage or whatever but can they tackle #AirDrop first since #Google's efforts to implement this has either been non-existent or shitty af. All I know is there should be an easy way for devices regardless of platforms to share files wirelessly, reliably.
Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely. This is likely the final nail in the coffin for what Beeper has been trying to accomplish.
#CyberSecurity#iPhones#Apple#iMessage: "Today, on December 27, 2023, we (Boris Larin, Leonid Bezvershenko, and Georgy Kucherin) delivered a presentation, titled, “Operation Triangulation: What You Get When Attack iPhones of Researchers”, at the 37th Chaos Communication Congress (37C3), held at Congress Center Hamburg. The presentation summarized the results of our long-term research into Operation Triangulation, conducted with our colleagues, Igor Kuznetsov, Valentin Pashkov, and Mikhail Vinogradov.
This presentation was also the first time we had publicly disclosed the details of all exploits and vulnerabilities that were used in the attack. We discover and analyze new exploits and attacks using these on a daily basis, and we have discovered and reported more than thirty in-the-wild zero-days in Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft products, but this is definitely the most sophisticated attack chain we have ever seen."
The last I’ll say on Beeper/Apple/iMessage debacle:
I think it’s within Beeper’s right to attempt at reverse engineering iMessage, but not Apple’s responsibility to be forced or even expected to host Beeper customers. It’s clear Apple doesn’t want to and I don’t blame them. If this ever went to court, Apple would obliterate Beeper—even if they switched lawyers. It’s not Beeper’s right to push the burden and expense of hosting on Apple.
@richmurrills@snazzyq even then I'd not call anything #open unless people have full custody of ALL keys (!) and can #SelfHost the entire #backend as well as choose from a variety of #clients and build their own.
Just a few days ago the app was still a paid service, then they made it free of charge on December 14th, but now Apple :apple_inc: has deliberately changed their protocol in order to prevent any peasant non-Apple users like us to be able to use iMessage and interact with their precious walled-in users.
I feel like I’m missing something, but the Beeper Mini saga seems like a straightforward case of EULA violation that #Apple ought to be able to block without too much fuss. #iMessage#beepermini
And here I am, an iPhone user, having iMessage being my least used messaging app. The world moved on to cross-platform messaging years ago, the US is still stuck with this non-issue.
Closing out the year, let's talk about the NUMEROUS court cases and regulatory investigations that Apple faces. Also, what kind of tech did YOU gift this holiday season? Let's get our tech week started right!
#Cybersecurity#Interoperability#Encryption#Beeper#Apple#iMessage: "Last week, Beeper, a multiprotocol messaging company, released Beeper Mini, an alternative iMessage app reportedly based on the Pypush code that runs on Android, giving Android users the “blue bubble” that allows Apple customers to communicate securely with them. Beeper Mini stands out among earlier attempts at this by allowing users’ devices to directly communicate with Apple’s servers, rather than breaking end-to-end encryption by having messages decrypted and re-encrypted by servers in a data-center.
Beeper Mini is an example of “adversarial interoperability.” That’s when you make something new work with an existing product, without permission from the product’s creator."