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Bitcoin Scam App Approved by Apple Robs iPhone User of $600,000+
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If Apple is assuring people by limiting what it allows via it's app store, perhaps it should take responsibility by insuring users when it lets something unsafe in. Let's not blame the victims of this scam (people are awful here ridiculing others who lost all that money to defend Apple). They could have been more prudent, but when Apple uses their autocratic power to limit what users can do with their phones, it should bear a bit of the brunt
If you're smart enough to play in cryptocurrency, you should be smart enough to not fall for scammers. You want a currency that's not protected by the government, why suddenly you feel you need to be babied and guarded by Apple?
I thought the same thing. We were quite assured this is why people ONLY want Apple stores and specifically do NOT want to be allowed to install third party software. Funny that...
Oh boy do you have a lot to learn about psychology. Humans, including YOU, are easily outsmarted and hackable. Especially ones that think they know better.
Then don't play crypto. Invest in traditional methods that are protected by government. I mean you cannot play in the wild west but come crying when the wild west bites you.
That's probably the basic thing to do, not just download the first random app just because it has the logo.
so I download a stock investment app, buy a bunch of stock and lose my money - apple owes me for that?
Your argument does not make sense.
It's even worse on Android, with a ton of fake apps using names and icons of many regular social media apps and games.
Maybe it’s a good thing, if people no longer feel like they’re in a sandbox then they’ll pay more attention.
What we have now is a false sense of security, there’s simply no way apple can prevent something like this will happen again, but people take for granted that being in the app store automatically means is safe, which is true in an overwhelmingly big percentage of the cases, but not always.
it was that users decision to choose their money and information to buy cryptocurrency - did Apple encourage him to do that? typical, don't take ownership of your stupid actions, blame someone elseSeems you want it both ways.
When people ask for other means of obtaining apps besides Apple's app store, you'll say:
"If you get your app outside of Apple's app store, you won't have Apple to protect you as they vet and approve each and every app. By design, the Apple app store is safer this way. If you get your app from outside of Apple and something bad happens, don't blame Apple."
When someone gets scammed by an app that was approved by Apple:
"It's your fault; Don't blame Apple. You should have done your due diligence and made sure the person/company developing the app was legit. You cannot rely on others (i.e. Apple) to always protect you."
Apple’s App Store is filled with fraudulent “games” and convenience apps that harass you to watch commercials or pay for extra features that should come standard. The Internet has become a cesspool of con artists and fraudulent journalism.
Regardless of how smart one is, how would he keep/manage his bitcoins without apps? It's not like one can keep them under the mattress. App Store being the closed ecosystem as it is, one can't inspect the apps in it either. So what exactly do you suggest they do? Download Trezor Wallet app from the Trezor web site? You can do it on Android (if Trezor offers it) but not with iOS. Congratulations, you just discovered another advantage Android has over iOS.
And the irony here is that Trezor device does not even support iOS. From their Wiki:
See also: Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, Windows Phone (basic)
I did use Trezor device a couple of years back with Android phone. The device required USB connection with the phone that iPhone did not have. I suspect that's the reason they did not support iOS back then (and probably do not support it now).
Supported operating systems
Trezor supports a variety of operating systems (OS). See the OS-specific page for information on your operating system.See also: Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, Windows Phone (basic)
I did use Trezor device a couple of years back with Android phone. The device required USB connection with the phone that iPhone did not have. I suspect that's the reason they did not support iOS back then (and probably do not support it now).
I googled for "Trezor", and according to their web site, the founders are named "Slush" and "Stick". That's it. No first nor last names. The whole thing, from the fake app to the hardware wallet company feels like one big scam. However, yeah, with all that app vetting that Apple does, they probably should have at least done some company or product name validation to make sure the Dev is actually associated with that company. This sucks!
You can check the trezor website first to see in they actually offer an app. Seems like a basic thing to do, especially if you're sophisticated enough to play crypto.
And simply going to the site, trezor is not even an app.
Is that something like burying your wallet underneath tomato plants so no one will find your money? 😂
Yeah, looks like trezor is a device. So if there's an app, it's highly suspicious to begin with.
There is over 1000 new apps every day added. You’re talking 350,000+ apps per year. One scam app gets through and it’s a disaster 😂
Also the 30% commission you mean the same 30% commission Google charges for not doing this?
Did you actually read this article before you posted it?!? It is literally a BS puff piece written by a PR agency. 🙄