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[ad_1] Apple Inc. on Saturday said it shut down third-party applications that enabled Android devices to use the iMessage service to communicate with iPhone users. The iPhone maker said in a statement it “took steps to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials in order to gain access to iMessage.” It added that “these techniques posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks.” The company said it would continue to make changes in the future to protect its users. The announcement comes a day after Beeper Mini, the latest app to enable iMessage on Android devices, stopped working. Apple's iMessage offers encrypted messaging between iPhones, Macs, iPa...

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is set to challenge the European Union's fresh crackdown on Big Tech's dominance in the first of what is expected to be several appeals against the Digital Markets Act.The company will dispute the EU regulator's decision to put all of the App Store into the bloc's new digital antitrust list. It'll argue also its iMessage service shouldn't be subject to closer scrutiny from regulators, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple's appeal is still in draft form and could change before the Nov. 16 deadline to file challenges at the EU's General Court, the people said who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Apple and the European Commission didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.The move coul...

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Apple bans third-party apps that enabled Android phones to use iMessage to contact iPhones

Apple Set to Challenge Latest EU Crackdown on Big Tech Dominance