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Google Messages still can't do the one thing that makes iMessage actually useful

Apple users can send iMessages without an active SIM — and it's the messaging service's best feature. Why can't Google offer ...
Forbes

Apple’s iPhone Security—Even Putin Can’t Beat iMessage

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Russia is cracking down on U.S. technology. WhatsApp is being phased ...
Android

Google and Apple Ordered to Stop Government Spoofing on Messaging Platforms

Singapore has directed Google and Apple to curb government-agency spoofing on Messages and iMessage after scammers used fake “gov.sg” identities to target users. Both companies have agreed to ...
Droid Life

Google, Apple Work Together to Make Device Switching Easier

The act of switching from iOS to Android and vice versa is daunting to say the least. Thankfully, it appears Google and Apple are joining forces to make this experience as painless as possible. While ...
9to5Mac

Apple may have accidentally made it almost impossible for governments to ban iMessage

Authoritarian governments don’t like their citizens being able to have private conversations using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps. This is the reason Russia has just banned FaceTime, but it was ...
MacRumors

Singapore Orders Changes to iMessage by December

Singapore has ordered Apple to block or filter messages on iMessage that impersonate government agencies, requiring the company to implement new anti-spoofing protections by December as part of ...