Hacker News discussion: Why "Tea" app remains on App Store after data breaches
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Summary
A Hacker News discussion thread about the "Tea" app remaining on the Apple App Store despite multiple data breaches. Commenters debate Apple's app review process, the nature of the security incidents (one involving exposed photos via an open database, another involving messages), and the broader implications for accountability in app store oversight.
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To be fair the app itself wasn't compromised, heck even the server wasn't breached, it was just a database open for everyone!
Thats true of the first hack, the photos. But I dont believe that is true for the 2nd, the messages.
Everything works as it has been designed. I wonder which companies will start using this excuse after being hacked.
tebbers 9 months ago | [–]
