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The US Senator expressed his concerns in a letter to the Department of Justice, saying that foreign officials were demanding the data from Google and Apple, as almost all push notifications travel over Google and Apples servers.

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps push notifications, a U.S. senator warned on Wednesday. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron...

Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from Alphabets Google and Apple. Although details were sparse, the letter lays out yet another path by which governments can track smartphones.

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator warned on Wednesday.

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Apps of all kinds rely on push notifications to alert smartphone users to incoming messages, others

Unnamed governments are surveilling smartphone users through push notifications from their apps, a US senator warned Wednesday. In a letter to the Justice

Apps of all kinds rely on push notifications to alert smartphone users to incoming messages, breaking news, and other updates. These are the audible "dings" or visual indicators users get when they receive an email or their sports team wins a game. What users often do not realize is that almost all such notifications travel over Google and Apples servers.

Ron Wyden of Kansas told the Department of Justice that foreign officials were demanding data from Alphabets Google and Apple.

Although details were sparse, a letter to the Department of Justice from Senator Ron Wyden lays out yet another path by which governments can track smartphones