Comment on Beeper vs Apple battle intensifies: Lawmakers demand DOJ investigation - Android Authority
DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 10 months agoReverse engineering an API is not illegal
Comment on Beeper vs Apple battle intensifies: Lawmakers demand DOJ investigation - Android Authority
DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 10 months agoReverse engineering an API is not illegal
Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Reverse engineering it is not, sure. And Beeper could do that and run their own messaging service with their own infrastructure running their reverse engineered version.
LinuxSBC@lemm.ee 10 months ago
And that’s what they’re doing.
btmoo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s not what they’re doing. They’re using Apple’s version for free. They’re also encouring their users to violate their terms of service agreements with Apple en-masse.