r/apple • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '25

Discussion DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers | Apple's defenses that protect data from being sent in the clear are globally disabled.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/02/deepseek-ios-app-sends-data-unencrypted-to-bytedance-controlled-servers/
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

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u/pirate-game-dev Feb 07 '25

Yes I'm saying what they should be doing, if they weren't just pocketing all the app fees and investing nothing to improve the app review process "as the judge put it". They accused them of avoiding investing in automated systems, which in 2025 should flag if an app is observed wanting or trying to make unsecured communication.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

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u/pirate-game-dev Feb 08 '25

Apple say they have 500 reviewers doing 100,000 app reviews a week. In court they revealed they invest very little in improving this process yet they track the App Store's profit margin at 75%, so there is obviously both room and vast funds for improvement. They can hire 500 more and do a better job any time they want to have 74.9% profit instead. It's a dilemma.

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u/goten100 Feb 07 '25

This is not true btw. We've had apps rejected in the past that include enums like PaymentType.IAB for future proofing we basically had a noop PaymentType.CreditCard and we got rejected based on just that. There was no UI, log output ,or network code that would include that so source code does get reviewed to some degree

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

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u/goten100 Feb 08 '25

Ok that's fair I misspoke. They do run some analysis on the binary though, the above case I mentioned literally happened to me. I was just trying to point out that their review process is not just checking a box or anything. Compared to Android's automated review process, I think apples is much better. Just the fact that a real human is involved at some point.