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It’s crazy that you can leave reviews from within the App Store, nor can you report it to Apple from within the App Store.

habeanf 3y ago
You're right, and I've done both. My review doesn't appear in the list of reviews. What's crazy is that a scam app is the #1 organic search result for 'bitcoin wallet', above blockchain.com and coinbase.
- saalweachter 3y ago
  (1) How much more valuable do you think it is to the scam app developer to appear at the top of the search results than for a legitimate wallet developer? (2) Do you think a legitimate wallet app will engage in the same black-hat SEO tactics a scam app developer will?
  - habeanf 3y ago
    > (1) How much more valuable do you think it is to the scam app developer to appear at the top of the search results than for a legitimate wallet developer? Well, the scammer got CAD $150k out of the reddit guy I linked to and I lost a slightly smaller amount - and we're just two out of who knows how many thousands of app store users that installed this app. I'd say people trust the top 5-10 results quite a lot. > (2) Do you think a legitimate wallet app will engage in the same black-hat SEO tactics a scam app developer will? I think all the black-hat SEO in the world should not be able to surpass the obvious value disparity compared to legit apps with hundreds of thousands of installs and hundreds of reviews.
CharlesW 3y ago
> …nor can you report it to Apple from within the App Store. You can, since 2021. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22705405/apple-report-a-problem-button-app-store-scams https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22705405/apple-report-a-p...
- roflchoppa 3y ago
  I don’t see the option in the section that is referenced, only the privacy policy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  - CharlesW 3y ago
    https://imgur.com/a/bOL3eCL https://imgur.com/a/bOL3eCL
    - roflchoppa 3y ago
      https://imgur.com/a/YU9CFOK https://imgur.com/a/YU9CFOK
      - CharlesW 3y ago
        Tap “Get”.
        roflchoppa 3y ago
        You want me to install this app that took this dudes keys? No way lmao.
        habeanf 3y ago
        To be clear, it didn't take my keys. It generated a wallet to which I sent my bitcoin, which was then promptly sent somewhere else.
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habeanf 3y ago

You're right, and I've done both. My review doesn't appear in the list of reviews. What's crazy is that a scam app is the #1 organic search result for 'bitcoin wallet', above blockchain.com and coinbase.

saalweachter 3y ago
(1) How much more valuable do you think it is to the scam app developer to appear at the top of the search results than for a legitimate wallet developer? (2) Do you think a legitimate wallet app will engage in the same black-hat SEO tactics a scam app developer will?
- habeanf 3y ago
  > (1) How much more valuable do you think it is to the scam app developer to appear at the top of the search results than for a legitimate wallet developer? Well, the scammer got CAD $150k out of the reddit guy I linked to and I lost a slightly smaller amount - and we're just two out of who knows how many thousands of app store users that installed this app. I'd say people trust the top 5-10 results quite a lot. > (2) Do you think a legitimate wallet app will engage in the same black-hat SEO tactics a scam app developer will? I think all the black-hat SEO in the world should not be able to surpass the obvious value disparity compared to legit apps with hundreds of thousands of installs and hundreds of reviews.

CharlesW 3y ago

> …nor can you report it to Apple from within the App Store. You can, since 2021. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22705405/apple-report-a-problem-button-app-store-scams https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22705405/apple-report-a-p...

roflchoppa 3y ago
I don’t see the option in the section that is referenced, only the privacy policy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- CharlesW 3y ago
  https://imgur.com/a/bOL3eCL https://imgur.com/a/bOL3eCL
  - roflchoppa 3y ago
    https://imgur.com/a/YU9CFOK https://imgur.com/a/YU9CFOK
    - CharlesW 3y ago
      Tap “Get”.
      - roflchoppa 3y ago
        You want me to install this app that took this dudes keys? No way lmao.
        habeanf 3y ago
        To be clear, it didn't take my keys. It generated a wallet to which I sent my bitcoin, which was then promptly sent somewhere else.
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