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moezbhatti
Option to not open links contained inside SMS to avoid phishing
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It would be useful to have an option that do not allow the user to open a link contained in the text of an SMS. Nowadays, most of them are phishing that try to steal the user's data, like bank accounts.
Honestly, I would also make it default to be on the safe side.
The only downside I am aware is that SMS link sent by search and rescue team to enable location finding will not immediately work, since you will have to copy and paste it.
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If disabling it is not an option, please consider to have a clear warning when opening a link
example of phishing received by SMS
the url has already been reported and blocked
Hi, I agry with this idea. Maybe let the link from a known number be clickable.
If the number is already in the contact list or if I already send a message to this number for example.
How about you don't open unsafe links from unknown phone numbers?
Lots of apps contain links. It's the user's responsibility to decide what to open. It's unreasonable to expect every app to disable an extremely basic, common, useful function like hyperlinks (let alone to disable it by default) just so careless users don't open them unthinkingly.
in 2016 the same feature request was turned down - https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms/issues/522#issuecomment-230193231
it's a good idea still, but you never know the demand - the url opening could be handled by a helper app - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.trianguloy.urlchecker/
Today news
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/02/10/risponde-a-falso-sms-della-banca-e-perde-240mila-euro-18-indagati-per-truffa-aggravata/7441819
So,
- allowing only contacts is not an option for everyone, due to spoofing
- Not every user is so wise to not open links they do not known, regardless of their age. Especially if the link is close to its original.
- Maybe few people care for this feature, but risk exists and can be devastating
A clear warning does not harm anyone, and also having this as an option
Ok. But this project is abandoned. No one is updating the code anymore, haven't you noticed? So unless you want to fork the repo and code it yourself, it's not going to happen.
A quick Google search turned up UntrackMe (https://f-droid.org/repo/app.fedilab.nitterizeme_33.apk) as an app that should accomplish exactly what you want.