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This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Apple updated its location-tracking system in an attempt to cut down on AirTag abuse while still preserving privacy. Researchers think they’ve found a better balance.

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·wired.com·Dec 28, 2023

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users - MacRumors

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google's and Apple's servers, a US... In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from the tech giants to track smartphones. The traffic flowing from apps that send push notifications put the companies "in a unique position to facilitate government surveillance of how users are using particular apps," Wyden said. He asked the Department of Justice to "repeal or modify any policies" that hindered public discussions of push notification spying.

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·macrumors.com·Dec 6, 2023

Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users - MacRumors

SiriSpy - iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

Any app with access to Bluetooth could record your conversations with Siri and audio from the iOS keyboard dictation feature when using AirPods or Beats headsets. This would happen without the app requesting microphone access permission and without the app leaving any trace that it was listening to the microphone.