Apple changes push notification data policy in wake of spying reports
Apple has quietly updated its law enforcement policy in the wake of the revelation that governments can use your iPhone's push notifications to spy on you.
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Apple has quietly updated its law enforcement policy in the wake of the revelation that governments can use your iPhone's push notifications to spy on you.
Apple will now require a court order or search warrant to give push notification data to law enforcement in a shift from the previous practice of accepting a subpoena to hand over data. In Apple’s guidelines, which are made publicly available online, the company said the Apple ID, which is a user’s Apple account, and…
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) warned the Justice Department of the practice in a letter.
In a stark revelation, Senator Ron Wyden revealed that foreign governments can view user's push notification details from Apple and Google.
Foreign governments are using the push notification data stored by Apple and Google for spying on the users, US Senator Ron Wyden has argued in a letter written to the Justice Department.