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Singapore orders Apple, Google to prevent government spoofing on messaging platforms

By Staff Writer

Nov 26 2025 6:25AM

Local postage service among those targeted.

Singapore orders Apple, Google to prevent government spoofing on messaging platforms

Singapore's police have ordered Apple and Google to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said. The order under the nation's Online Criminal Harms Act came after the police observed scams on Apple's iMessage and Google Messages ...

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