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JustineMumsnet · 27/08/2015 14:07

Afternoon all,

In the wake of the recent hacking and DDoS attacks, we've been considering the security of the entry points to Mumsnet. Because the current Talk app uses http, rather than https we can't guarantee that it is 100% secure, so we've taken it offline.

We've been developing a new ios app using https for a while and we'll be launching it in a few weeks' time; obviously we'll let you know as soon as it's out. We hope to follow it up with an Android app in due course. In the meantime, though, we'd suggest app users move over to our mobile site. Sorry for the inconvenience; hope to see you on the new one very soon.

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JustineMumsnet · 27/08/2015 14:33

We do have something in development - it's currently being tested - it will be ready in a few weeks.

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JustineMumsnet · 27/08/2015 14:46

By far the majority of MN app users are on iphone so we've focused on that first, as we don't have infinite resources and unfortunately android and ios require completely different skill-sets - so you can't really do them in tandem. But we have put a lot of work into the mobile site which is pretty good and worth trying. Not as slick as the app will be but it does have some app-like features.

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JustineMumsnet · 27/08/2015 14:52

@msgrinch

How annoying, the mobile site is glitchy and slow on my phone. The lack of warning about the app going is a bit off too. Not sure if it's worth using mn if the apps not there.

Sorry about lack of warning - we thought about it but the problem with warning folks is that we would obviously warn everyone - including potential hackers.

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SarahMumsnet · 28/08/2015 09:58

@Heathcliff27

I can never see the photos on threads when I use the Ipad app anyway so sometimes end up swapping to safari just to see a pic. Hope the new app allows me to see the photos.

The new app shows photos, yes.

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SarahMumsnet · 28/08/2015 16:54

@RedYellaGreen

Just to be clear... You're only talking about the old purple app, and not the new blue one?

Because the old app doesn't login but the new blue works like a dream still. Please say I can keep using it?

Yes to all of that, RedYellaGreen Smile

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SarahMumsnet · 01/09/2015 10:46

@ShyGirlie

Would have been nice to have had a little pop up when trying to open the app informing me that it was no longer usable. (Android app). Instead I've spent the past few days uninstalling, re-installing, changing password, checking my wifi etc.

Also, will we be informed when the new app is available - by email? I won't be on the mobile or desktop versions as I find them clunky, but would like to know when the new android app is available.

Morning all - several of you asked why we didn't have a message on the app explaining that we'd taken it down. Apologies for that: the reason was that
the app only allows you to view stuff AFTER you've logged in, by which time you've already sent your password over http, which was the security risk that we were trying to remove. To show any kind of message, we'd have had to get you to login first, which would have defeated the purpose of shutting down the app in the first place. It wasn't ideal, we realise, but it seemed like the lesser of two evils under the circumstances.

We'll look into the possibility of an email alert when the new app is released and get back to you asap.

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SarahMumsnet · 01/09/2015 10:51

Back! I've checked, and yes, we'll send an email alert to let you know the new app has been released into the wild. Smile

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SandyMumsnet · 02/09/2015 09:58

Morning everyone,
We wanted to let you know that we have a webchat with Graham Cluley, an award-winning computer security blogger, at 1pm today.

You may want to hop onto this thread and ask him a question.

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JaneMumsnet · 25/09/2015 10:55

Hello,

A quick heads up to let you know that our new Talk app will go live shortly - you can see Justine's post about it here.

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