Sen. Ron Wyden warns of foreign spying threat through smartphone push notifications

06 Dec 2023, 16:35 by Doug Cunningham · UPI

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Sen. Ron Wyden warned Wednesday that foreign government demands for smartphone push notification data from Google and Apple could facilitate surveillance of users.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Wyden, D-Ore., said his office has been investigating a tip that foreign governments are demanding push notification data that can reveal how individual users use particular apps.