john thomas

Electrician. Kook surfing. Enjoy exercise and real food.

[Craig Raw 🐦 @craigraw]

My attempt to protect users from scam apps on the @AppStore has gotten my Apple Developer account flagged for termination - ironically, for "dishonest activity".

Unless it's reversed by June 30, all new installs of Sparrow Wallet will fail, and development on macOS will end.

The context: since 2023, more than a dozen fake "Sparrow" apps have appeared on the App Store, as recently as April this year. Users have contacted me after losing their savings, in some cases their life savings, to these impersonators.

I'm the developer of the real Sparrow Wallet, a desktop app, and I hold the registered US trademarks for the name and logo. I have publicly warned @Apple and the community about these fake apps from early 2024, but they keep appearing.

The app @Apple flagged was a placeholder that was never published. Its only purpose was to warn users that Sparrow is desktop-only and that other "Sparrow" apps aren't mine. This approach may have been misguided, but there was nothing dishonest about it.

I'm confident this is an automated misclassification that Apple would reverse on review - but I may be terminated before a human ever looks at my appeal. The cost would fall on @Apple's own users: blocked installs and no updates for a tool people rely on, which opens the door for more fakes.

If you value Sparrow, a repost would help. @AppleSupport

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@BTCsessions @TeamYouTube @YouTube @YouTubeCreators You were my go to explainer. I’m sorry, prayers for a quick reversal.

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@iamnot_elon Yes

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@elonmuskADO Hi 🫡

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@IOHK_Charles Classic!

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

Stoked

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@SeedSigner Amazing airport! Great experience!

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@bitcoinbaytpa 🔥

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

Running bitcoin..

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@GrantCardone 6-3 rangers

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@bennyhodl @bitcoinbaytpa @RichardSchroth1 Love that place! Will do 🫡

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@bitcoinbaytpa Just Thursday, 1:30 meeting then back to the treasure coast. Thinking I may take a look around late afternoon kill some time to let rush hour pass not sure.

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@CryptoLifer33 Lol

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@DavidBCollum Just listen to some of your recent dialog on the bitcoin matrix podcast 🔥 🙏

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

Will work for sat’s..

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

Working on my Plan B

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@CryptoLifer33 🤘

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

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[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

@RichardSchroth1 Ahhh thank you! Welcome back! I am very interested my folks are in town as well. I have a job this evening after work perhaps tomorrow if it’s nice out. Hutchinson shores has a nice bar 🍻

[john thomas @johnnyTrotten]

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