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Whatâs odd about this story is that you have two sides completely at odds, both saying entirely correct things. Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky has been telling anyone who will listen that SMS is insecure, that Apple is doing its users a disservice by requiring them to use such old and crummy tech to communicate with the vast majority of the worldâs smartphone users, and that Beeperâs solution is both a better user experience and a better privacy solution. […]
But hereâs another way to look at it […]: Who the hell is Beeper? This tiny company has effectively hacked a closed protocol, and now millions of iPhone users are potentially having their messages handled by a company theyâve never heard of. Whatâs worse, since theyâre sending blue-bubble messages, those users will assume theyâre sending encrypted messages through a trusted source â Apple â and theyâll never know about this intermediary that promises itâs trustworthy, but who really knows?
David’s piece here is a nuanced look at what’s happening with Beeper, and echos my thoughts on why it’s difficult to choose a side here.