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You’re Being Spied On: Apple Confirms It Provides Governments with Push Notification Data
Posted on 12/7/23 at 10:47 am
Posted on 12/7/23 at 10:47 am
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Apple has recently admitted to secretly supplying governments around the world with data related to push notifications from its devices. The data provided goes beyond the display text of notifications that users see to backend directives to individual apps.
Ars Technica reports that tech giant Apple has come under scrutiny following its admission of secretly providing governments with push notification data from its devices. This revelation was brought to light by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), who has been investigating the issue. In a recent letter, Wyden demanded that the Department of Justice update policies that prohibit companies from informing the public of data requests from the government.
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Push notifications, often used for alerts about new messages, emails, social media comments, and news updates, are sent through servers run by the phone’s operating system provider, such as Apple or Google. This system ensures timely and efficient delivery of notifications, but also means that these companies can be compelled by governments to hand over this information.
The data provided to requesting governments by Apple includes metadata detailing which app received a notification and when, along with the phone and associated Apple account information. In some cases, the data shared may include unencrypted content, which could range from backend directives for the app to the actual text displayed to a user in a notification.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 10:59 am to WPBTiger
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data shared may include unencrypted content, which could range from backend directives for the app to the actual text displayed to a user in a notification.
location, weather, payment confirmation, text messages etc are included in this, I assume
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:01 am to WPBTiger
Is Android doing this as well?
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:49 am to WPBTiger
Everyone knows your phone is a tracking device, will it stop us from buying them…no
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:55 pm to WPBTiger
Alot of Apple fans boys going to be spinning this one hard...
Posted on 12/7/23 at 3:00 pm to WPBTiger
I just operate assuming the government will see all activity on my phone at all times. Been like that for a long time.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 3:03 pm to WPBTiger
this is why always always have a flip phone as a backup or a sat phone. leave that smart phone at home. wink wink
Posted on 12/7/23 at 3:07 pm to WPBTiger
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In a recent letter, Wyden demanded that the Department of Justice update policies that prohibit companies from informing the public of data requests from the government.
This might be most concerning thing in the article.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:03 pm to WPBTiger
Who is James Yoo?
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 11:04 pm
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