Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system, misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject	Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper
Date	2024-01-27 16:02 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2024-01-27, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
> On 27.01.24 09:00, Patrick wrote:
>> Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper
>> https://9to5google.com/2024/01/26/beeper-imessage-disabled-apple-ban/
>> 
>> To recap what's happened with Beeper thus far, Beeper Mini debuted in
>> December with a reverse-engineered method of accessing iMessage with
>> or without an Apple ID from Android phones. Apple shut down the
>> method in part just days later, and vowed to keep it from working
>> going forward citing "significant risks to user security and
>> privacy." Beeper managed to get things working again, but Apple's
>> efforts continued to prevent full functionality. By the end of
>> December, Beeper had launched a final attempt to keep the app on
>> Android (and other platforms) alive using registration codes obtained
>> from Macs as well as jailbroken iPhones.
>> 
>> That last effort was a hurdle for many, but worked without any big
>> problems for a little while.
>> 
>> But earlier this month, a trend started to emerge among Beeper users
>> where Apple was banning their purchased Macs from iMessage after
>> setting up a connection with Beeper. Apple flagged Macs as "spam,"
>> preventing the Macs from sending iMessage through Beeper or even
>> Apple's own Messages app on the machines. Apple IDs, though, were
>> unaffected, with iMessage still working on iPhone and iPad.
>> 
>> In an update on Twitter/X, Beeper explains that 30 of the 3,500
>> customers using the new iMessage bridge were affected in this way. In
>> the time since, though, Apple seems to have unbanned the affected
>> Macs, not-so-ironically just two days after a reporter from The New
>> York Times reached out to the company on the matter.
>
> WTF cares?

Butt hurt Android users who harbor a deep hatred for the color green.

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Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> - 2024-01-27 02:00 -0600
  Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-01-27 09:11 +0100
    Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-27 16:02 +0000
      Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Nick Charles <the.thin@man> - 2024-01-27 11:51 -0500
        Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-01-27 14:43 -0500
          Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-27 20:21 +0000
          Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-27 15:28 -0500
            Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2024-01-28 09:54 +1300
              Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-27 23:01 +0000
            Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-27 23:00 +0000
            Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-27 19:59 -0500
              Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-28 02:36 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-28 09:44 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-28 21:40 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-30 08:59 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-30 13:22 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-30 12:15 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-30 15:54 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-30 15:51 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-31 03:17 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-30 21:53 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-31 15:35 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-31 17:32 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-31 14:56 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-31 23:01 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-31 18:52 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-02-01 02:03 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-01-31 22:56 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-31 19:05 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-02-01 02:06 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-01-31 22:02 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-31 19:41 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-02-01 05:25 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-02-01 01:06 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-02-01 15:51 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-02-02 13:13 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-02-03 01:07 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net> - 2024-02-03 05:31 -0500
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-02-03 17:16 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-28 09:54 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-01-29 02:43 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-29 11:11 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-01-29 20:35 +0000
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-01-29 13:30 -0800
                Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-01-30 09:29 +0100
      Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Gabriel Coan <coan.gabriel@icloud.com> - 2024-01-28 12:16 -0500
        Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-01-28 14:46 -0500
          Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-01-29 02:55 +0000
      Re: Apple banned some of its customers' Macs for using Beeper Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-01-30 09:32 +0100

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