(BTC) provider said it was disabling several -related features in its products due to notices from to block the wallet, according to a Jan. 7. .
Samourai, which has aimed to provide a bitcoin-centric experience through adding enhanced anonymity options and to , confirmed it was removing three functions from its wallet in time for its latest update released Tuesday.
“Again, we are sorry for this inconvenience, but our hands have been tied by Google,” the blog post reads, adding:
“We hope to bring these features back somehow in the future in the Google Play Store release, and are dedicated to offering the full feature set experience via alternative distribution methods such as direct download and F-Droid in the coming months.”
Google has continued certain levels of transparency for third-party add-ons since last year.
Samourai, by offering “stealth mode,” remote SMS commands and a way to mitigate the risk of so-called “” attacks, allegedly flouted these, despite all three features being present in its wallet since the time of its .
“We applied for an exemption with Google months ago, which was rejected days ago, despite our argument that removing such functionality would cause users who rely on those features to be less secure and more exposed,” executives added.
Users are required to disable stealth mode themselves prior to installing the update.
Samourai said the version offered on F-Droid, an open source app store, would remain unchanged.
Published at Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:42:00 +0000