[Technology] Houseparty App

[Beach Hut]

Reports coming through accounts / phones being hacked and demands for money to be paid into PayPal accounts etc.

Strongly recommend if you have the app delete ASAP

 

[tiberious]

Reports coming through accounts / phones being hacked and demands for money to be paid into PayPal accounts etc.

Strongly recommend if you have the app delete ASAP

Thanks for the heads up. Family advised and App removed

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

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[schmunk]

They say it's a hoax: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52101421

 

[dwayne]

House party definitely has issues: too easy to forget to 'lock' your room and then any Friend of a Friend can join..It's permissions are very simplistic so you end up seeing everyone still in your contacts. So if you've never deleted that ex ......!

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[brightn'ove]

House party definitely has issues: too easy to forget to 'lock' your room and then any Friend of a Friend can join..It's permissions are very simplistic so you end up seeing everyone still in your contacts. So if you've never deleted that ex ......!

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That is the point of the app though, if you want private calls use skype, zoom, facetime, facebook messenger or any of the other hundreds of video conferencing apps ...

 

[Live by the sea]

I’ve had problems with house party as well . Never had an issue with zoom .

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I wouldn’t believe any message that has “y’all” in it.

 

[Bold Seagull]

House party definitely has issues: too easy to forget to 'lock' your room and then any Friend of a Friend can join..It's permissions are very simplistic so you end up seeing everyone still in your contacts. So if you've never deleted that ex ......!

Sounds like a bonus feature...

 

[Springal]

Seeing as everyones 'friends' have been hacked - Houseparty are offering a $1M reward for anyone that can demonstrate it

 

[carlzeiss]

anything to ease the boredom of lock down .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7lnjureBUE