Substack apologizes after sending a push alert encouraging some users to subscribe to NatSocToday, a Nazi newsletter advocating for a “White homeland”
The alert contained a swastika and prompted users to subscribe to newsletter featuring opinions and news important to the “white nationalist community.” Bluesky: @jonayariley , @jimllmixit , @dankenne...
Bluesky rolls out Activity Notifications, letting users get push notifications about new posts and replies from specific accounts, as it doubles down on sports
A new update has also added much more control over which notifications users will see, and who can trigger them.
Apple sparks a backlash from iPhone owners after the Apple Wallet app pushed a notification that promoted a $10 discount at Fandango for Apple's F1 movie
Casey Liss: … In case you forgot after F1 got multiple sections … Kelsey Fogarty / Pocket-lint : This F1 stunt in your Apple Wallet deserves a penalty flag David Uzondu / Neowin : Apple faces backlash...
Apple's July 2022 to June 2024 transparency report shows it gave governments data tied to thousands of push notifications, which can include unencrypted content
Apple provided governments around the world with data related to thousands of push notifications sent to its devices …
Microsoft says new accounts will be “passwordless by default”, asking people to use more secure methods like passkeys, push notifications, and security keys
Upgrade Your Email Account Today Vinayak Guhanarayan / MakeUseOf : You'll Never Have to Create a Microsoft Account Password Again Craig Donaldson / Pocket-lint : Microsoft makes passwords a thing of t...
Microsoft says new accounts will be “passwordless by default”, asking people to use more secure methods like passkeys, push notifications, and security keys
The company is trying to get everyone to get rid of passwords, eventually.
PWAs no longer work as standalone apps in iOS 17.4 betas, presumably as part of Apple's preparation for EU DMA which forces it to allow alt browser engines
but they aren't dead Bruce Lawson / Bruce Lawson's personal site : Is Apple breaking PWAs out of malicious compliance? Tom Pritchard / Tom's Guide : iOS 17.4 beta just broke iPhone web apps — but only...
Mysk: iPhone apps including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and X are skirting Apple's privacy rules to collect user data through push notifications
Security researchers say apps including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and countless other use notifications as a loophole to skirt privacy protections.
The US FTC proposes more data protections for kids, including making targeted ads for under-13s opt-in and banning using select data for kids push notifications
and where firms are deploying increasingly sophisticated digital tools to surveil children.'” Jules Polonetsky / @julespolonetsky : Just when you thought you could log off for the holiday.... Zephyr T...
Apple was prevented by the “federal government” from sharing details on governments' push notifications spying, and will now share info after Ron Wyden's letter
Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a U.S. senator warned on Wednesday.