A Democratic senator warned on Dec. 6 that unidentified governments are surveilling iPhone and Android users via their apps’ push notifications.
In a letter to the Department of Justice, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said his office received a tip that foreign government agencies were demanding that “push” notification records from Apple and Google be provided. He warned that those notifications, which are shown on phones’ screens, can be used to spy on users.
