"Uncovering Smartphone Privacy Breaches: The Truth About App Notifications"

Security experts have uncovered two major privacy issues affecting smartphone users. The first involves a company called Patternz using ad delivery systems to extract and sell user data, potentially enabling government surveillance. The second issue involves bad actors exploiting push notifications on iPhones to collect device data in the background. Experts recommend disabling notifications and using ad-blockers or security apps to mitigate these privacy risks, as well as being cautious about app permissions and installations. Apple is preparing to require developers to explain their need for push notification and diagnostic system access, but these measures may not fully address the problems.