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Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by general1726 »

thinkingtoilet wrote: post #27
camillomiller wrote: post #16

As a man who's always considered himself a strong feminist, I think that tea's issue are way more profound that just some data breach. Women were convinced to trust the app as a safe space, but it never was for various reasons. First, as proven by the breach, privacy was not guaranteed. Second, I do not see how a women-only app made to complain on men can help any men get better in their behavior, instead of balcaniz…

The app wasn't made for men to get better. It wasn't made for men at all, believe it or not. It was made, very poorly, for women to protect themselves because women face realities men do not.

And yet it turned into girl's version of Kiwi farms.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by znpy »

vdfs wrote: post #59
tebbers wrote: post #22

Because Apple carefully vets all apps and that's why it must be allowed to maintain its App Store monopoly!

To be fair the app itself wasn't compromised, heck even the server wasn't breached, it was just a database open for everyone!

> it was just a database open for everyone!

All good then!

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by rsalama2 »

tr_user wrote: post #32
ENGNR wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Yes, let's use blanket statements to justify our preconceived notions. I'm not sure what the conclusion you're trying to push here -- feminism is about women having rights. Including the right to complain.

can't tax two people if only one is in the workforce.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by tomhow »

tr_user wrote: post #32
ENGNR wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Yes, let's use blanket statements to justify our preconceived notions. I'm not sure what the conclusion you're trying to push here -- feminism is about women having rights. Including the right to complain.

If you edit a comment after another community member has replied, please disclose it with an "EDIT: ..." statement at the end.

It's unfair to change the context of someone's reply after they've posted it, and confusing to other readers.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by tomhow »

rester324 wrote: post #54
krapp wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I find this comment hateful. Typical hatred fueled comment. Blatant misandry. Why is this tolerated here on HN?

The comment has been flagged and killed by other users. Though it makes valid points, it contains inflammatory rhetoric of the kind we just don't want to see at all on HN, as do many other comments on all sides of the debate in these threads. We'd be better off without any of it. Please don't feed it.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by istumbler »

flanked-evergl wrote: post #36

The app provides doxxing as a service, not sure why Apple would start worrying about data breaches for such an App.

I wonder if they will approve my new apps: “Ezzy” and “Cray” where people can rate dates for how easy it was to get them into bed and how crazy they were during and/or after.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by flanked-evergl »

istumbler wrote: post #76
flanked-evergl wrote: post #36

The app provides doxxing as a service, not sure why Apple would start worrying about data breaches for such an App.

I wonder if they will approve my new apps: “Ezzy” and “Cray” where people can rate dates for how easy it was to get them into bed and how crazy they were during and/or after.

I'm somewhat opposed to the idea of having a walled garden App Store as Apple does, which is why I don't use Apple.

But Apple insists they do have a walled garden, and people buy Apple with that expectation, so I certainly hope and expect that Apple doesn't approve apps like these. Any app that does doxxing as a service should not be on Apple's app store IMO.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by TheNewsIsHere »

jonplackett wrote: post #42
neilv wrote: post #26

Related: Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats (bleepingcomputer.com) | 120 points by akyuu 1 day ago | 145 comments | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44716529

> “A legacy data storage system was compromised” I am always amused by corporate jargon used to cover up ineptitude. In this case legacy data storage system = publicly accessible bucket

It is amazing how quickly anything relatively modern gets designated “legacy” when the business needs to blame it for their mistakes and/or incompetence.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by krapp »

tomhow wrote: post #75
rester324 wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find this comment hateful. Typical hatred fueled comment. Blatant misandry. Why is this tolerated here on HN?

The comment has been flagged and killed by other users. Though it makes valid points, it contains inflammatory rhetoric of the kind we just don't want to see at all on HN, as do many other comments on all sides of the debate in these threads. We'd be better off without any of it. Please don't feed it.

I apologize for the tone but not the sentiment.

It's difficult to treat every subject with the detached and clinical air that Hacker News insists upon when you actually care about something beyond the distraction of intellectual exercise and debate.

On the other hand, arguing about things on the internet is futile, regardless of the house rules.

Re: Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

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Post by danielhaven »

vdfs wrote: post #59
tebbers wrote: post #22

Because Apple carefully vets all apps and that's why it must be allowed to maintain its App Store monopoly!

To be fair the app itself wasn't compromised, heck even the server wasn't breached, it was just a database open for everyone!

Most likely, you're being sarcastic, but just to put this out there, that would be like me publishing an app where you just write text into a box and click submit and I promise in the app store info and privacy policy that submitting it just causes it to get erased, but the information is actually being sent to all your worst enemies.
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