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…
The change comes about a week after Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland, warning his office received a tip last year that foreign governments were requested Apple and Google for their records of smartphone notifications.
Push notifications are used by a variety of Apple applications and third-party apps to alert users.
As Wyden explained in his letter, push notifications are not sent by individual apps but rather through the smartphone’s operating provider.
Google already required a court order for law enforcement to get push notification-related data.
In a statement to The Hill, Wyden applauded Apple’s move to match Google’s policy.
“This is how oversight is supposed to work,” Wyden said, adding later, “Apple is doing the right thing by matching Google and requiring a court order to hand over push notification related data.”
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The change comes about a week after Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland, warning his office received a tip last year that foreign governments were requested Apple and Google for their records of smartphone notifications.
Push notifications are used by a variety of Apple applications and third-party apps to alert users.
As Wyden explained in his letter, push notifications are not sent by individual apps but rather through the smartphone’s operating provider.
Google already required a court order for law enforcement to get push notification-related data.
In a statement to The Hill, Wyden applauded Apple’s move to match Google’s policy.
“This is how oversight is supposed to work,” Wyden said, adding later, “Apple is doing the right thing by matching Google and requiring a court order to hand over push notification related data.”
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