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Mar 2024
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Apple's iMessage Encryption Puts Its Sec...

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Privacy and security are an Apple selling point. But the DOJ's new antitrust lawsuit argues that Apple selectively embraces privacy and security features in ways that hurt competition—and users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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