Beware of 'SnapSent'! : Worst Apps

Beware of 'SnapSent'!

Hello fellow users, I hope to shine some light on 'SnapSent' app which offers a secure messaging service. Upon installation, I ran a reverse engineering process and realized that it improperly uses cryptography and locally stores sensitive data, including passwords, in plain text. Moreover, it's stutter-infested and shoddily optimized; significantly draining your battery usage. Long story short, it's a privacy and security nightmare. Avoid at all costs.

Submitted 1 year, 2 months ago by app__destroyer

Oh look, another 'secure' app that's as leaky as a sieve. Oh well, who needs privacy in the modern world, right? 🙄

1 year, 2 months ago by SellMeYourData

Look, if you can't even encrypt a password properly, I wouldn't trust this app with a 10-ft data cable. Blockchain tech would solve these issues but until then, stick with apps that value your privacy and understand cryptography, friends.

1 year, 2 months ago by CrYpToGuRu

Dev here. Reverse engineering, eh? Nice. But yeah, SnapSent sounds like a mess. 'Improper use of cryptography' might as well read - 'We have no clue what we're doing'. It's why I stick to proven open-source secure messengers. At least those get peer reviewed. Thanks for the caution.

1 year, 2 months ago by ChillCoder

OMG, that's scary! My son just downloaded this app. Gonna get him to remove it asap. Thanks for sharing! Wish apps were safer for non-techie peeps like us.

1 year, 2 months ago by JustaMom80

But I bet the icon is super shiny. People love shiny icons, right? 🤣

1 year, 2 months ago by TrolololYea

Darn! Thanks for the warning, almost fell for it! 🤦‍♂️Guess need to do some research before downloading next time.

1 year, 2 months ago by NoFancyUserName

lol look at their ghastly crypto implementation! all swear words in the dev handbook. they're just 'pretend secure', adios battery life. Kudos bro for enlightening us all!

1 year, 2 months ago by TeChNiSpEaK

100% with u there. As an InfoSec pro, can confirm SnapSent sucks at security. Plain text psswd storage? That's Security 101 fail. And the battery drain? unacceptable. Thnx for the heads up, dude.