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Apple blocks push-notification data access that let police read message alerts

Every time an iPhone lights up with a notification, that alert has already passed through Apple’s servers. For years, that ...
AppleInsider

Apple approved fewer push data personal info demands in 2024 despite government surge

While governments around the world made a record number of iPhone push notification data requests in 2024, Apple approved a smaller share. According to Apple's latest transparency report, global ...
MacTech

Apple says it’s approving fewer global government requests for push data

According to Apple’s latest transparency report — as noted by AppleInsider — global government requests for push notification data climbed from 119 in early 2023 to 277 by mid-2024. However, the tech ...
9to5Mac

Apple may have accidentally made it almost impossible for governments to ban iMessage

Authoritarian governments don’t like their citizens being able to have private conversations using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps. This is the reason Russia has just banned FaceTime, but it was ...