Andy Rubin, a former developer of the mobile Android platform and the founder of Essential, which released its first smartphone, admitted data leakage and apologized to users. Earlier, gadget buyers received e-mails requesting additional information to verify the identity. In particular, it was suggested to send a snapshot of the identity card. Everything looked convincing - the dispatch came from the address "@essential".

There were gullible people who sent photos of their documents, which led to the leakage of user data. It turned out that the letters of reply came to just a few recipients, and ID of about 70 people were at the disposal of other buyers of Essential. In the message Andy Rubin noted that the company made a mistake in the system of communication with users.

Essential already can not do anything with the fact that confidential information was in the hands of third parties. However, he promises to make every effort to avoid the repetition of such a situation in the future.

Essential smartphone received a frameless screen and the ability to install modules. The device received good reviews of the core resources that marked the innovative design and rated the "clean" Android, and the criticism boils down to a weak camera of the device.