Foreign governments are using the push notification data stored by Apple and Google for spying on the users, US Senator Ron Wyden has argued in a letter written to the Justice Department.

Well, unlike a regular notification app sent by an app, push notifications follow a special protocol and need to pass through Apple and Google's servers before they appear on a person's phone.

Responding to a senator's letter to the Department of Justice, Apple and Google have confirmed governments ask them for push notification data.

A senator's open letter making it public that iPhone push notifications can be used to track users has let Apple publish a warning about the topic.

Apple to update transparency report to break out push notification data requests.

Apple says it will now require a judge-approved order before handing over its users' push notification records to government agencies.

Apple will now require a court order or search warrant to give push notification data to law enforcement in a shift from the previous practice of accepting a subpoena to hand over data. In Apple&#8… ...