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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 days ago

Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications

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Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 days ago

cross-posted to:
technology@beehaw.org

Push notification data can sometimes include the unencrypted content of notifications. Requests include from the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Israel.

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Yes it’s called metadata. I don’t know why they want it.
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  It’s because it’s used in tandem with other data they collect to profile you. To profile all of us.
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    Yes, I assume so.

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