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Governments Tracking Smartphone Users Through Push Notifications, Senator Warns

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Governments Tracking Smartphone Users Through Push Notifications, Senator Warns
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US Senator Ron Wyden has revealed that the US government and other foreign governments are tracking phone users through push notifications on Apple and Google devices. The information is sent to a server, which then sends out the notifications, potentially revealing location data. Wyden is calling for Apple and Google to be allowed to publicly discuss this surveillance practice and notify customers about demands for their data. Both companies have expressed their commitment to transparency in reporting these requests.

Topics:business#apple#google#push-notifications#surveillance#technology#us-government
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  1. US senator says multiple governments are tracking you through push notifications  Dexerto
  2. Foreign governments may be spying on your smartphone notifications, senator says  CNN
  3. Big privacy concern for Google and Apple users | WION Pulse  WION
  4. Apple and Google confirm governments spy on users through push notifications  Android Authority
  5. Senator: Governments spy on smartphone users via push notifications  Scripps News

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