Apple will make governments go to court for your notification data
The stricter requirements come after a U.S. senator exposed that unidentified governments were requesting the data.
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The stricter requirements come after a U.S. senator exposed that unidentified governments were requesting the data.
Apple has updated its law enforcement guidelines to now require a court order for sharing push notification data.
According to Apple, when users allow an application they have installed to receive push notifications, an APNs token is generated and registered to that developer and device. “
San Francisco: Apple will now require law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order before it hands over details of customers’ push notifications.
Apple will now require a search warrant before handing over a users' push notification data to law enforcement.