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The even more significant bit is that governments can track users this way without standard warrants: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/06/push-

by sxp 3y ago

The even more significant bit is that governments can track users this way without standard warrants: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/06/push-notifications-surveillance-apple-google/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/06/push-no... It's unclear what data the government tracks, but it's annoying that Apple allows such a trivial security hole when they keep bragging about "privacy".

tremarley 3y ago
The “privacy” brag is just a successful marketing campaign.
saurik 3y ago
I think it is also worth noting that Apple goes out of their way to prevent developers--both technologically and contractually/procedurally--from building alternatives even for privacy-focused applications.