Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications: US senator
Thursday, 7 December 2023 Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator warned on Wednesday. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from Alphabet's Google and Apple. Although details were sparse, the letter lays out yet another path by which governments can track smartphones. Apps of all kinds rely on push notifications to alert smartphone users to incoming messages, breaking news, and other updates.
Apple and Google face scrutiny over foreign government demands for push notification data. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has called on the Department of Justice to allow Apple and Google to disclose demands for smartphone app notification records. Veuerβs Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Urging the DOJ to let Apple and Google know that foreign Governments are tracing you using push notifications.
Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator warned on Wednesday. In a letter to the Department of... IndiaTimes