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Apple’s privacy-focused Private Relay feature isn’t coming to China

The Verge

Other countries where Private Relay won’t be available include: Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines. The move is the latest concession Apple has made in order to offer its services in China, a market which Reuters notes accounts for almost 15 percent of its revenue.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Along those same lines, using a VPN will allow you to access websites and services that may be blocked in certain places (like Netflix in China or YouTube at your school); you can choose a server in a region where your desired content is available to skirt geo-restrictions and firewalls. Hold up — are VPNs legal? Customer support.

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Google adds E2E RCS encryption to Messages, emoji mashup suggests, and more for Android

The Verge

Google has announced seven new features for Android that it says will help improve accessibility and make Assistant Shortcuts more useful, among other things. The feature was rolled out in beta last November , but it seems that Google is now releasing it for everyone who has access to RCS. Image: Google. Image: Google.

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