Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.

Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking.

Introduced this year at WWDC, Apple's Push Notification Console is a powerful tool for incorporating notifications into apps. This week, Apple is adding the ability to track aggregated metrics for ...

Researchers say that iOS apps are collecting user data even when apps are closed thanks to push notifications.