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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

'Push notifications' are a feature that automatically displays new information as a pop-up on the screen without the user having to open the app. Marketing consultant Jack Corby-Tuch explains in his ...

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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 ...

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 ...