US government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says senator

Many people don’t realize that the instant alert push notifications you get on your phone are routed through Google or Apple’s servers, depending on which device you use. So if you have an iPhone or iPad, any push notifications can be seen by Apple, and if you use an Android, they can be seen by Google.

But, it seems, it’s not just Apple and Google who can view them.

In a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Senator Ron …

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