"In the spring of 2022, my office received a tip that government agencies in foreign countries were demanding smartphone 'push' notification records from Google and Apple. My staff have been investigating this tip for the past year, which included contacting Apple and Google," from Senator Wyden to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland reads. Reuters was first to report the letter.
When a user gets a push notification on their phone, Apple or Google receive a lot of information, including metadata that shows which app received a notification, and which phone and associated Google or Apple account it was to be sent to, Wyden says in his letter. In some cases, unencrypted content like the actual text displayed in the notification may be included too, Wyden adds.
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