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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The article states that Apple recommends not putting any sensitive data in the payloads as well as encrypting the payloads

This sounds a lot like a scenario where Apple informs that a mechanism used for standard mobile communication is being survived by governments not necessarily a scenario where something Apple or google are doing is inherently surveillance.

Here it seems like the surveillance is occurring at the 3rd parties who send the push notifications.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Right?

First they get location data because cell towers and people not caring.

Then they notice all these message notifications between these dozen people at this time, at this location, that happens to coincide with a protest.

Ding, fries are done!