Once upon a time, Dark Horse would receive dozens of messages a day, and none of them would be the same. The last one is the real-name system. By connecting to the real-name verification of WeChat and Alipay, you can directly bind the Apple ID, and then only accept the real-name

Hello everyone, welcome to Black Horse Commune.

What is your deepest impression about Apple iMessage? Convenient, fast and versatile?

In short, in the eyes of dark horses, it has become the second "Macau and Sun City". Once upon a time, Dark Horse would receive dozens of messages a day, and none of them would be the same.

So the question is, why are spam text messages on iMessage so prevalent?

In essence, iMessage is a text messaging application that does not require operator channels. We can send texts, photos, videos, etc. through it.

However, after being targeted by hackers, iMessage immediately began to change.

With the gradual increase in management of marketing text messages in recent years, traditional text message marketing has become increasingly difficult. Not only will it be intercepted by the operator, but it will also be intercepted by the user. At this time, the black industry is focusing on iMessage.

Because there is almost no cost to send iMessage group text messages, and you only need an Apple device, some black companies have begun to develop a special "iMessage batch automatic group sending software" for iMessage :

This kind of "iMessage batch automatic group sending software" "It can achieve a 100% delivery rate, which is a lot better than traditional text messages. Then, with Apple's gradual rectification, especially after the "Filter Unknown Senders" function was launched, iMessage spam text messages were effectively curbed.

However, the good times did not last long, and the black industry soon found a new method: calendar invitation .

Through the application invitation mechanism of iOS, Apple users have started a new round of "Sun City" life.

However, just when netizens from all walks of life tried their best to solve this problem, a new album advertisement came again...

Just recently, a large number of netizens received the invitation of shared album advertisement . In this invitation In the title, the black product directly wrote the advertisement in the title, which is really hard to guard against.

has said so much, how to solve these problems?

is very simple. It can be solved by turning off calendar sharing and photo sharing in iCloud. But to be honest, the soul of Apple's iCloud lies in its synchronization, and turning off synchronization means abandoning martial arts.

So, how to reduce the harassment of spam messages while ensuring that iCloud software services can be synchronized normally?

is very simple, real-name system + invitation system + limited .

Take iMessage text messages as an example. The fundamental reason why we receive spam text messages is that our iCloud account is leaked, and hackers can use this software to continuously send spam messages to us; even if our iCloud account is not leaked, hackers can also use this software to send spam messages to us. Use a machine to randomly generate email addresses and hit our accounts.

Here, there are two methods to prevent spam.

is the first one, the sending end.

Because the sending of iMessage text messages depends on the Apple ID account, and although the black product can register countless accounts through countless mailboxes, it will eventually return to the iCloud platform to send text messages.

Here, Apple can learn from the mechanism of some forums. Newly registered Apple ID accounts within a few days are not allowed to actively send messages, and can only reply to messages after receiving them.

The second is to limit the number of messages sent by the account.

Of course, the restriction mentioned here is a mechanism similar to "operator bulk text messaging". That is to say, when the number of messages sent by a certain account reaches a limit value, the function of this account will be deactivated.

Apple should pay attention to newly registered accounts or accounts with high sending volume.

can not limit the number of entries sent between iMessage friends and groups, but only limits the number of posts to strangers.

After talking about the sender, let’s talk about the receiver .

Because the devil is always as good as the devil, we cannot completely avoid receiving spam ads. What should we do if we want to use iMessage but don’t want to receive advertisements at this time?

Apple can add a or option to reject iMessage messages from strangers for Apple ID. All messages sent by accounts that are not in the user's address book will be directly rejected. In this way, it can even fundamentally solve iMessage spam messages. .

Those who say it can't be solved, could it be possible that someone in your address book is doing this?

Another way is to use to learn the hidden functions of social accounts. such as QQ, WeChat and prevent others from searching the account.

When we choose to hide our Apple ID so that it cannot be retrieved by others, , iMessage album invitations and calendar messages will report that the account does not exist.

In the same way, Apple can also do this for album invitations and calendar invitations. As long as you add an "reject invitations from strangers" option, you can basically solve the problem fundamentally.

The last one is real-name system . By accessing the real-name verification of WeChat and Alipay, it directly binds the Apple ID, and then only accepts the real-name Apple ID to send iMessage messages.

In short, if Apple wants to make up its mind to deal with harassment information, there are really too many ways.

So, why doesn’t Apple do this?

Dark Horse I don’t know. If someone says it’s because of international issues, for example, Apple doesn’t have online call recording globally, then what’s the explanation for the need for sound when taking photos in the Japanese market?

In general, the rectification of iMessage harassment requires the promotion and implementation of relevant laws and regulations. It also requires Apple to make changes for this market that accounts for 20% of its annual revenue. In short, there are ways, it just depends on whether to execute.