Most people turn on mobile push notifications and then promptly forget about them. However, it turns out that if you’re up to no good, those notifications could get you thrown in prison. The ...

A new report from the National Consumers League states sports betting apps are using push notifications as aggressive marketing tools, sparking legislative calls for tighter regulations on gambling ...

Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking.

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Governments have been accused of using Apple and Google push notifications to spy on users. In a letter to the Department of Justice, senator Ron Wyden warned unidentified governments are surveilling ...