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Coinbase recommending third-party iOS app

1 pointsby shouldbeworkingover 10 years ago

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shouldbeworkingover 10 years ago
On Coinbase&#x27;s official blog they recommend a third-party iOS app on the iTunes store. This seems a bit more lax on security than I would expect from a wallet provider.<p>The unofficial app on the App Store uses Coinbase&#x27;s name and artwork, and doesn&#x27;t say that it&#x27;s unofficial [2]. It&#x27;s seen updates since Coinbase&#x27;s blog post, where the author could have added this but hasn&#x27;t. I also wonder if they&#x27;ve been making sure that they&#x27;re still willing to say that they believe it to be secure and safe to use after the updates.<p>This is concerning to me, as a Coinbase user.<p>1: <a href="http://blog.coinbase.com/post/64824441934/the-coinbase-ios-app-has-launched" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.coinbase.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;64824441934&#x2F;the-coinbase-ios-a...</a><p>2: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coinbase-bitcoin-wallet/id886427730?mt=8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;app&#x2F;coinbase-bitcoin-wallet&#x2F;id88...</a>