MailTime Email Messenger Mail 0.5.0 (Android / Google Play) on Aug 31, 2016. Env App
This application is available for Android here. This app was designed to rethink the way to use of email apps and become email messenger. The latest build was released on July 15, 2016
Let's cite the description of this application below:
MailTime makes email as easy as text messaging. We reformat your cluttered email threads into clean chat bubbles! MailTime works with your favorite email services: Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook, IMAP Mail, AOL, Microsoft Office 365, Hotmail, MSN, Mail.ru, QQ, 163, 126, Google Apps Mail and more! You can add multiple accounts on MailTime if you like! Email message anyone with an email address on MailTime and send photos, documents and even voice messages right from your phone. We sync all your emails and intelligently prioritize conversational emails from others such as newsletters so you can easily manage on the go. ------------ Features “Message” Your Email: MailTime cuts out annoying clutters to display emails in clean bubbles, just like text-messaging! View your emails as conversations, not threads! When needed, you can always toggle between MailTime and traditional email interface with a simple tap. Communicate: MailTime sorts all your email messages into Chats and Newsletters based on your email behaviors. It prioritizes emails from friends, so you can focus on communication rather than organization. Group Chats: Email conversations in MailTime are just like a group chat. You can easily add, or remove participants with a couple of clicks. Voice Email Messages: Record and send voice messages on the go when you want to send something quickly without typing. Too Long; Didn"t Read: Similar to Twitter’s 140-character limit, MailTime alerts you if your message is too long. You can still send them, but there is no guarantee that they"ll be read!
Findings Summary.
Our examination revealed total 28 items, where were 12 DAR items and 16 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 12 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 0 worst items, 6 bad items, 10 good items, and 0 best items.
Below you find 2 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.
Now let's go deeper and examine each data item's protection level.
Protection levels.
Locally stored data (Data-at-Rest, DAR). Locally stored data groups include Address Book 'n' Contact Information, Account Information, Application Information, Message Information, Analytics 'n' Ads Information. The average DAR value is 3.50 points (7.00 points of system protection and 0.00 points of own protection). It equals to a typical value (3.5 points, where's 7 points of system protection and 0 points of own protection).
Items with average value 3.50 points (7 points of system protection, 0 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, extra data found that shouldn't be accessed where system protection level means - root/jailbreak is required but not possible without wiping device data, and own protection level means - stored as is. - Contact Profile ('Address Book 'n' Contact Information' Group) - Full info about contacts incl. name email id, phone numbers, gender, linked accounts, GEO data, stream and social activity. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be info stored locally, cached or transferred over the network and belong to this application if it's social even, - Media URLs ('Address Book 'n' Contact Information' Group) - URLs related to media info such as stream media or profile's media, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be info stored locally, cached or transferred over the network and belong to this application if it's social even, - Media URLs ('Account Information' Group) - URLs related to media info such as stream media or profile's media, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Media Data ('Account Information' Group) - Any kind of info like images, audios, videos, media notes, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Account Settings 'n' Configs ('Account Information' Group) - Information about your account settings and configurations. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Application Configs ('Application Information' Group) - Different configuration files created by your app, perhaps app permissions. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info related to app, app settings, incl. installed apps or installers, - Credentials (IDs) ('Application Information' Group) - Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs incl. emails, phone number, usernames and etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info related to app, app settings, incl. installed apps or installers, - Attachment Details ('Message Information' Group) - Attachment details like size, name and so on. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Messages ('Message Information' Group) - Different types of messages, conversations except SMS, MMS but incl. recipient & sender IDs and attachments. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Contact Short Profile ('Message Information' Group) - Name, Email ID, Phone number of contacts. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Local 'n' Network Paths ('Message Information' Group) - Paths about local or networks directories, folders, files. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Device Data ('Analytics 'n' Ads Information' Group) - Device ID, Device Name, Device OS Name and Version, and jailbroken/root status. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info related to analytics services like flurry, google analytics, etc. or advertisements Keep in mind if you're using some Android devices such Samsung or LG that allow to root your device without user action, the system level equals 0 points instead of 7. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.
Keep in mind if you're using some Android devices such Samsung or LG that allow to root your device without user action, the system level equals 0 points instead of 7. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.
Transferred data (Data-in-Transit, DIT). Transferred data groups include Device Information, Analytics 'n' Ads Information, Account Information, Message Information, Credentials Information, Address Book 'n' Contact Information, Application Information. The average DIT value is 5.31 points (5.00 points of system protection and 5.63 points of own protection). It is higher than a typical value (4 points, where's 4 points of system protection and 4 points of own protection).
Items' GROUP #1 with average value 4.50 points (5 points of system protection, 4 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, data available if it's allowed only and may require user action where system protection level means - some techniques are available to developers to keep connection bypassing system settings, like proxy settings ,etc., and own protection level means - bypassed by fake/stolen root certificates. - Environment ('Device Information' Group) - Different info about environment of you device incl. apps lists, device info, OS name and versions, updates, list of users, network details, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be details about your device, - Environment ('Analytics 'n' Ads Information' Group) - Different info about environment of you device incl. apps lists, device info, OS name and versions, updates, list of users, network details, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info related to analytics services like flurry, google analytics, etc. or advertisements, - Account Data ('Account Information' Group) - Basic info about account like name, list of sub-account (e.g. financial or other) and some linked data like a phone number. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Account Settings 'n' Configs ('Account Information' Group) - Information about your account settings and configurations. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Media Data ('Account Information' Group) - Any kind of info like images, audios, videos, media notes, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Media URLs ('Account Information' Group) - URLs related to media info such as stream media or profile's media, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications
Items' GROUP #2 with average value 6.00 points (5 points of system protection, 7 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, protection and privacy issues are possible where system protection level means - some techniques are available to developers to keep connection bypassing system settings, like proxy settings ,etc., and own protection level means - tricks to bypass sniffing (hardly to be (or can't be) patched to bypass), incl. non-common or unsupported protocols. - Messages ('Message Information' Group) - Different types of messages, conversations except SMS, MMS but incl. recipient & sender IDs and attachments. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Media Data ('Message Information' Group) - Any kind of info like images, audios, videos, media notes, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Contact Short Profile ('Message Information' Group) - Name, Email ID, Phone number of contacts. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments, - Contact Profile ('Address Book 'n' Contact Information' Group) - Full info about contacts incl. name email id, phone numbers, gender, linked accounts, GEO data, stream and social activity. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be info stored locally, cached or transferred over the network and belong to this application if it's social even, - Contact Social ('Address Book 'n' Contact Information' Group) - Some info about social account, connections and perhaps social activity. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be info stored locally, cached or transferred over the network and belong to this application if it's social even, - Application Configs ('Application Information' Group) - Different configuration files created by your app, perhaps app permissions. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info related to app, app settings, incl. installed apps or installers
Items' GROUP #3 with average value 5.50 points (5 points of system protection, 6 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, data is not available all the time or partially accessed where system protection level means - some techniques are available to developers to keep connection bypassing system settings, like proxy settings ,etc., and own protection level means - ssl pinning (can be patched). - Credentials (IDs) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs incl. emails, phone number, usernames and etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Credentials (Passwords) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Well known passwords or PINs you're using to get an access to your account (usually worse than tokens because gives a full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Credentials (Tokens) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Different tokens used to get an access to your account except passwords but incl. app or 3rd party tokens, secret keys and etc. (usually give a full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Attachments ('Message Information' Group) - Either Raw or encoded attachments files. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be all type of message, incl. SMS, MMS, social & IM messages with or without attachments
Keep in mind if you're using out-of-dated Android < 5.0, the system level equals 2 points instead of 4. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.
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