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A U.S. senator just revealed some unsettling information about how some governments are spying on smartphone users using their apps’ push notifications. Oregon Sen. Ron […]

Initially stating that push notification data was accessible

Apple has implemented a new policy requiring a judge's order to disclose information about its customers' push notifications to law enforcement.

A U.S. Senator has warned that foreign officials are demanding Apple and Google hand over user data sent through push notifications.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to allow Apple and Google to be more transparent about alleged surveillance of mobile push notifications.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) warned the Justice Department of the practice in a letter.

US Senator Ron Wyden said foreign governments are spying on Apple and Google users through smartphone push notifications.

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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 Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from Alphabet's Google and Apple. Apps of all kinds rely on push notifications to alert smartphone users to incoming messages, breaking news, and other updates.

In a letter to the Department of Justice, 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.