One of the first found feature changes in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 may be an iMessage verification system that could help prevent government agencies from eavesdropping on the conversations

One of the first found feature changes in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 may be an iMessage verification system that could help prevent government agencies from eavesdropping on the conversations of critics.

An example of an alert from iMessage Contact Key VerificationAn example of an alert from iMessage Contact Key Verification

In December 2022, Apple introduced a number of security protections to help protect the sensitive data of its users in iCloud and iMessage. Months later, in the first beta of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, Apple seems to be preparing to take one of the features live.

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