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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has warned in a letter to the Justice Department that unidentified governments are spying on Apple and Google phone users through their push notifications. The letter ...

The tech giant is shifting away from its practice of accepting subpoenas to hand over push notification data to law enforcement. © Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via ...

Apple’s push service brings a new level of cloud interactivity to iPhone users. Critics say it’s a poor substitute for background processing. Apple’s missing link for the iPhone has been a two-way ...

Governments have been secretly tracking the app activity of an unknown number of people using Apple and Google smartphones, US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed today. In a letter demanding that the ...

Some governments are spying on push notifications sent to iPhone users, Apple confirmed Wednesday. By examining logs of push notifications sent by various apps, authorities can piece together ...

Apple has updated its law enforcement guidelines to now require a court order for sharing push notification data. Revised policy follows scrutiny after tech giants were found providing notification ...

The average US smartphone user gets about 46 push notifications a day, according to app analysis firm Business of Apps. OK, let's do some math: There are more than 1.46 billion active iPhone users ...

If I told you governments were spying on you through your smartphone, would you be surprised? Probably not. We all know these little black mirrors are privacy nightmares, even with the extensive data ...

Apple will now require a court order or search warrant to give push notification data to law enforcement in a shift from the previous practice of accepting a subpoena to hand over data. In Apple’s ...