iMessage Contact Key Verification blocks the ‘ghost proposal’ plan by government spy agency

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By Ben LovejoyOct 30, 2023, 8:40 am345 pts
Apple’s new iMessage Contact Key Verification at first glance seems to be a rather niche security feature, likely to be of interest only to the most paranoid or highly-targeted individuals. But it could turn out to be a privacy feature which protects us all from government spying. That’s because it seems…

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