Baba Ramdev: India guru's 'WhatsApp killer' app mocked over flaws

guest · Jun 1, 2018

Baba Ramdev: India guru's 'WhatsApp killer' app mocked over flaws
A chat app introduced by an Indian yoga guru and dubbed a "WhatsApp killer", has been removed from app stores amid a furore over security flaws.
June 1, 2018
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44326816

[...] hours after its "launch", experts pointed out the app was not secure and its user data could be easily accessed.
The app marked the entrepreneurial guru's first venture into the tech industry.

"Most worryingly, the Kimbho app is storing data in easy-readable text, and the process to verify user identity (a text message containing a password) can be easily gamed a hacker - who can then read other users' messages," he said.

Alt News website, which is dedicated to busting fake news stories, reported that Patanjali "simply rebranded a messaging app called 'Bolo Messenger' that has been developed by a start-up in the US".

India, which is expected to have 500 million internet users by June, is already the biggest market for chat app WhatsApp.
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