Apple’s push service brings a new level of cloud interactivity to iPhone users. Critics say it’s a poor substitute for background processing. Apple’s missing link for the iPhone has been a two-way ...

Every time an iPhone lights up with a notification, that alert has already passed through Apple’s servers. For years, that routing created a quiet surveillance channel: law enforcement agencies could ...

Apple has updated its law enforcement guidelines to now require a court order for sharing push notification data. Revised policy follows scrutiny after tech giants were found providing notification ...

Some governments are spying on push notifications sent to iPhone users, Apple confirmed Wednesday. By examining logs of push notifications sent by various apps, authorities can piece together ...

Governments have been secretly tracking the app activity of an unknown number of people using Apple and Google smartphones, US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed today. In a letter demanding that the ...

The average US smartphone user gets about 46 push notifications a day, according to app analysis firm Business of Apps. OK, let's do some math: There are more than 1.46 billion active iPhone users ...

Apple will now require a search warrant before handing over a users' push notification data to law enforcement. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images U.S. Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to ...

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The tech giant is shifting away from its practice of accepting subpoenas to hand over push notification data to law enforcement. © Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via ...

Developers on Apple platforms now have a new way to gain insight into push notification performance for their apps. Apple has announced the release of its new push notification delivery monitoring ...