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The latest iOS 17.2 update arrived this week, bringing Contact Key Verification to the public. This feature, announced a year ago, promises to drastically improve the security of your iMessages. In this post I’ll talk about why this added security matters, and how you can opt in to higher levels of security in iMessage on your phone.