Great point, but that doesn't change the fact that links are not clickable (or selectable for copy/paste) in the new Connect IQ app, at least on iOS.

If everyone starts using the Connect IQ app, and this issue is not resolved, then it doesn't matter…

I've not heard anything about adding additional HMAC implementations, but that doesn't mean it isn't planned.

I agree--there must be a lot of apps with issues right now, some subtly buried.
Although the data is coming from a third party could you filter it through a simple web service that replaces nulls with zeros or some defined value that the app could be…