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Apple and Google Begin Rolling Out End-to-End Encrypted RCS Between iPhones and Androids as iOS 26.5 Ships With Beta Support
On May 11, 2026 Apple shipped iOS 26.5 with beta support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging across iPhone and Android, the first large-scale interoperable encrypted messaging deployment between competing mobile platforms.
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ACLU-Led Coalition of 75 Groups Demands Meta Abandon 'Name Tag' Facial Recognition Before It Ships on Ray-Ban Glasses
A 75-organization coalition is pressing Meta to permanently drop plans for a face-identifying feature on its AI glasses, calling it 'a red line society must not cross.'
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Meta Removes End-to-End Encryption From Instagram DMs as Take It Down Act Deadline Approaches
Meta will strip end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages on May 8, citing low adoption, just eleven days before the Take It Down Act compels platforms to police intimate content.
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