By Reuters
Publication Date: 2025-11-25 06:10:00
Item 1 of 3 The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Singapore’s police have ordered Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on Tuesday.
The order under the nation’s Online Criminal Harms Act came after the police observed scams on Apple’s iMessage and Google Messages purporting to be from companies such as the local postal service SingPost.
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In September, the government also threatened to impose fines on Meta Platforms META.O if it did not introduce measures like facial recognition to help curb impersonation scams on Facebook, including…
