Overview
- Apple has updated its guidelines to require a court order or a search warrant approved by a judge for law enforcement to obtain records related to the company’s push notification service.
- The change comes after Sen. Ron Wyden raised concerns about foreign governments potentially using push notifications to spy on smartphone users.
- Google already required a court order for law enforcement to access push notification-related data.
- Both Apple and Google have been under gag orders, preventing them from discussing information relating to push notification data.
- Users can take steps to protect their data, such as turning off push notifications and using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps.