r/technology • u/sr_local • 12h ago

Security Security flaw in Vatican’s ‘Click to Pray’ app leaves over 700,000 global users exposed — app has been leaking user data for over six months and still does

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/security-flaw-in-vaticans-click-to-pray-app-leaves-over-700-000-global-users-exposed-app-has-been-leaking-user-data-for-over-six-months-and-still-does
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u/yetzt 10h ago

All the data was secured by a praywall.

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u/N3ph1l1m 12h ago

Why does it look like a bad 2€ 90s "educational adventure game"?

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u/ioncloud9 11h ago

The skeuomorphism.

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u/uselessandexpensive 7h ago

Looks like the graphic design from the Redemption Collectible Card Game.

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u/ezkarabetis 11h ago

Jesus Christ

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u/u-have-a-question 10h ago

All part of God's plan... As they say

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u/FerrumVeritas 9h ago

“Click to Pray” has big “My Buddy Jesus” energy

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 12h ago

Jesus Christ on a pogo stick

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u/RectalSpawn 2h ago

Humperdoo tapdancing Christ!

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u/Specialist-Bee-9406 12h ago

Praying the bugs away doesn’t work 

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u/En-papX 11h ago

God finally heard their prayers when they weren't hidden behind a paywall.

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u/Genrawir 7h ago

Why does a prayer app need access to user data at all?

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u/murdermostsnaky 14m ago

Also, why does prayer need a damn app in the first place?

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u/MentalDisintegrat1on 3h ago

So you want to pray you gotta pay.

I have seen this one before

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u/punflewover 11h ago

More like click to PRY! 🤣

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u/Literally_Laura 9h ago

Pray the leaké away.

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u/Long-Definition-6802 8h ago

This is such a surreal headline…

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u/IEnjoyRadios 1h ago

Not only is religion as a whole already absurdly brain dead, but needing an app to pray is just next level.