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DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers (arstechnica.com)
submitted 17 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 63 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

The hell? There’s no reason to use plain HTTP instead of HTTPS.

And symmetric encryption is wildly irresponsible as well.

[–] dragonlobster 9 points 7 hours ago

Well many of China's websites don't even use HTTPS. Look at china.org.cn, or en.people.cn for example

[–] [email protected] 36 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Not for s second do I believe this was a accidental oversight.

I am sure they had very good reasons, all alligned with their actual interests with no thought spared to even consider consequences for small fish users.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

Yep I'm with you.

It's so easy to use https with secure encryption. It's the default. You have to go out of your way to use s symmetric key or to even allow http without SSL in xcode or Android studio.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 15 hours ago

i just can't think of any. like the article says, i fully expected the app to send data to china. but even if you are maliciously spying on users, why would you send the stolen data on unsecured channels? so that everyone in the path takes advantage of the data your wanted to steal?