Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users

"In this case, the federal government prohibited us from sharing any information. Now that this method has become public we are updating our transparency reporting to detail these kinds of requests," Apple said in a statement.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-confirms-governments-using-push-notifications-to-surveil-users/


This is a good time to mention that there is https://unifiedpush.org/ and that it is supported by #Amethyst, #Element, #SchildiChat, #Tusky, #Fedilab, and other open source #mobile apps.

If you care about this data collection, #OptOut of #centralized push notifications where you can.

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3e82efwvdhk6q3qhxjnw53mhghumt590kgd3fmqme8jzwwflyxesmm50nnapmqdzu7sxpqqqqqqzxq043c


If you havent read the linked article, do so now.

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vp39eukz6mfdphkumn99e3k7mgzyzu62d6j8wazlndws47epk98vr0y7gfee8usmxr0w37w058vp5tn6qcyqqqqqqgp856vr


"The data is said to have been used to attempt to tie anonymous users of messaging apps to specific Apple or Google accounts."

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurvv438xarj9e3k7mgzyzu62d6j8wazlndws47epk98vr0y7gfee8usmxr0w37w058vp5tn6qcyqqqqqqga2zk2w


Disabling All forms of notification except for app icon badges should sidestep this privacy vulnerability, no?


This is the type of thing that gets normies to pay attention. Tell a friend or family member.

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqvzqqqqqqy4gamrs


FML with these tyrants.

I wanna be a hermit with a satellite node and no phone.


Just another reason to use graphene

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsyg9e55m4ywa69lx6aptajrv2wcx7fusnnj0epkvx7aruulgwcrgh85psgqqqqqqsnyf0t6


That wont work. In order to get badge you have to give Apple notification permission first. After that those toggles will just filter what you see, not what Apple will see.


We live in a Kleptocracy.


Join me on #GrapheneOS.

nostr:note1nqlfqsyydswfgfuux6svu8w2uj3rj04cf752svqnt7h43ftr3zrqsydwd7


DeGoogled phones don't have Firebase push. Makes life a little rough, but do what you gotta do.

Telegram and Signal get notifications regardless. Amethyst now has Unified push capabilities. You can host Unified Push on your own Nextcloud.

Nextcloud Services app on Andrpid can poll your server every 5 seconds or so. This seems to be the only way to get your self-hosted Nextcloud Talk to get notificatipns.


For sure. No Google services on my phone. Wont stop the people I message from having their nitification with Google or Apole though. It wont really matter what we do if others dont as well.


How would this help? The problem is not Apple the problem is apps that don’t E2E encrypt their push notification payload.

fyi - Google has the same problem, they just didn’t admit it once they were free to like Apple did.


apple itself is surveillance machine just like Google none of these tech companies can be trusted
better get a pixel and flash it with graphene os, only way to go


True. I've been saying this for a whole.

Having a DeGoogled phone is like being the only person in a swimming pool not pissing in the water while everyone else is peeing.


Another reason to move away from Apple. Imagine how many other unknown surveillance programs we aren't aware of.

#surveillance
#privacyisaright
#privacy
#opsec

nostr:note1nqlfqsyydswfgfuux6svu8w2uj3rj04cf752svqnt7h43ftr3zrqsydwd7


They look more suspicious to me revealing a secret.


Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users

"In this case, the federal government prohibited us from sharing any information. Now that this method has become public we are updating our transparency reporting to detail these kinds of requests," Apple said in a statement.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-confirms-governments-using-push-notifications-to-surveil-users/


Screw this go graphene OS

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqvzqqqqqqy4gamrs


I don't understand why people (Bitcoiners in particular) still hold on to their iPhones. Constant gatekeeping, surveillance, incompatible with our lifestyle but hey... they're cool and so "convenient".


Probably because Android is no better and GrapheneOS still uses Google Tensor closed souce bs. They ALL suck!


Also Google Tensor closed source....


And use Googles closed source Tensor chip?


Wow I didn't know that. So a degoogled phone is still tracked by Google? I was going to get a new phone in 2024 that is degoogled.


I don't know. At least with Graphene I don't constantly have to find workarounds for living my lifestyle. It seems obvious that Apple will always gatekeep against Bitcoin or other "freedom tech" software and of course they'll continue working with the Government(s).


Exactly. Everyone that uses GrapheneOS likes to ingore closed source Tensor chip it runs on.
You cant degoogle with a Pixel. Its not possible.


Right but your GrapheneOSS is running with closed source Tensor.


Interesting thread... Seems that it's mainly software to worry about? Isn't doing grapheneos better than what I'm currently doing (standard Droid on Google)

https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/s/TaCkj7vUPt


I think the hardware is the dangerous part. The software isnt running on open hardware. Tensor is closed source.
Degoogled phones are not degoogled.


Nokia flip phone it is then lol


Yeah. We need a pleb phone.


why: notifications disrupt focus on other peoples terms. leaving notifications off empower when to engage. always has.

wtf: .gov exploits notifications to surveil and $goog & $appl obliged.

action: peel back fiat peace-by-piece

nostr:note1nqlfqsyydswfgfuux6svu8w2uj3rj04cf752svqnt7h43ftr3zrqsydwd7


"better than ur avg android or ios"
Its based on your threat model
if ur threat model is directly from govt then better avoid a phone or build one yourself
😊


For sure. Anything online isnt private. Its weird though, people saying degoogled phone while using a googled phone. 😂


ok sure bro :+1


What did I say incorrect?


^This.

If anyone thinks Tensor wouldn't come with built in backdoors, they probably don't remember when Qualcomm was caught doing just that in Samsung Galaxies.

https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/SamsungGalaxyBackdoor

That said, mass surveillance is automated, and replacing the phone's operating system will mess with the spooks' workflow big time.


The new flip phones run Googled Android, and even if it don't, if they have Bluetooth and/or hot spot the Google and iPhones will detect them and report your location to Big Tech


Hmm, maybe just having your family all have satellite phones then? Honestly it seems like you basically have to take yourself back to the stone age to enjoy the privacy that people in the 80s used to enjoy


Some Linux phones have physical switches for bluetooth, wifi and cell modems.


 nostr:npub19dn7fq9hlxwjsdtgf28hyakcdmd73cccaf2u7a7vl42echey7ezs2hwja7 nostr:npub1yk2hjrm988tj2ualma7haat7z0unujtd2ktfv35amxdnf5pg77gq6s36tf nostr:npub1satgtcftm6420gs8mrf9c075x2527vrmsru22gn8w76skz4zlprqdezplw

"A source familiar with the matter confirmed that both foreign and U.S. government agencies have been asking 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐆𝐋𝐄 for metadata related to push notifications. The data is said to have been used to attempt to tie anonymous users of messaging apps to specific Apple or Google accounts."

"Earlier this year French developer David Libeau said users and developers were often unaware of how their apps emitted data to the U.S. tech giants via push notifications, calling them "a privacy nightmare."

nostr:note1nqlfqsyydswfgfuux6svu8w2uj3rj04cf752svqnt7h43ftr3zrqsydwd7


Dec 7, 2023
Block Height: 820,155
Moscow Time: 22:91 ⚡/ $
V4V: 12 zaps ⚡ 5,136
Top Zapper: nostr:npub1lyqkzmcq5cl5l8rcs82gwxsrmu75emnjj84067kuhm48e9w93cns2hhj2g  (⚡1,111)
Nostr Report is committed to V4V. Thank you to our supporters.
[The Nostr Report](https://nostr.report)

### 🎙Quote of the Day🎙

#### “A bank CEO that has paid 35 billion dollars in fines told a government 3 trillion dollars in debt that crypto is bad. I can’t think of a better advertisement for bitcoin 🙂”
> nostr:note13mr9rmsy84066ldcr76hnjknvau5r49skesmtl95rpna5eskj0vqynhjw0

### 🚨Headline Nostr News🚨

##### JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon responds to a question by Senator Elizabeth Warren, saying he's opposed to crypto/bitcoin and that if he was the Government he would "close it down.".
> nostr:note1zp569cgxasenpegwul8m4qeezxxwvnmgq9hzlkmmcjmv9nmm8jxqx373y5

#####
 nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z calls for his fellow psychopaths to take action against the recent FinCEN proposal ✊
> nostr:note12f5vggew4pzdvyh9k2ty5hkd8eskrmsrqu0zyyd35hgkpgurpw7qrtrmsn

##### Don't miss the latest episode of Citadel Dispatch featuring Primal founder  nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr to discuss Nostr adoption and building a mainstream Nostr client
nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx
> nostr:note12hhkgrky2uduw8g88gp926scp6d40pm5f5xqkywqynxsu6q5cx8swef8u7

##### Apple confirms governments using push notifications to surveil users and attempt to tie anonymous users of messaging apps to specific Apple or Google accounts. 🕵
nostr:npub1hxjnw53mhghumt590kgd3fmqme8jzwwflyxesmm50nnapmqdzu7swqagw3
> nostr:note1nqlfqsyydswfgfuux6svu8w2uj3rj04cf752svqnt7h43ftr3zrqsydwd7

##### Fees are 270-380 sat/vbyte !!
nostr:npub14j7wc366rf8efqvnnm8m68pazy04kkj8fgu6uqumh3eqlhfst0kqrngtpf
> nostr:note1xjwkg69eygq8efje5f7xy4wmtyn8vvv6zjskag876rzax588tcmq4pjrvx

### 💻nostr Tech💻

#####
  nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 explains: as the gossip model for relays gains wider adoption in 2024, we can expect significant advancements in the decentralization and resilience of the Nostr protocol. Read more in this note:
> nostr:note16mqpvr99g7v5mevq598wu5tupls5ndp75832r9fwqlwz32lgrfpszl0tzj

#####
  nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42 announces a new class called Programming Taproot! Learn about schnorr signatures, Merkle trees, and more.
> nostr:note1c2wgkn8autma3269jhe0jh2y2qpk55zrt0x3tpz0nkjdmd5fpkzs3pa7kw

##### Moksha – a Cashu mint implementation in Rust running on Mutinynet
nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg
> nostr:note1f955ueyhrgvl4ekc2lz7f3yhtkfv9dzc4k7zcup9z2pn2vlh7z3ss0sjjg

##### Coracle is getting a redesign! Learn more about it in this note:

> nostr:note1p4p4axctz4ltjathu0z9qdx96hdltd7jxfmfha5rtpmglzhxxcfq9nfg23

#####
  nostr:npub1tr66yvqghfdgwv9yxhmg7xx6pvgvu5uvdc42tgdhsys8vvzdt8msev06fl Translated Zeus into Thai.
> nostr:note1erfftlgusq78tx8d2z5j2d7ytkk60ekgkfea6vts2zgyanzjchsqnhutwu

##### Blockstream Jade support coming to Wasabi.
nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt
> nostr:note1hryy0spurqcdevfgnje96h2c8kmyvey0pcwxyq8a2prgrzu0fsnqstgpcy

### ⚡nostr Business⚡

#####
 nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n Lead Greenlight engineer and CLN developer Christian Decker discusses the history of CLN and how it fits into Greenlight, making more non-custodial Lightning solutions available to developers and businesses.
> nostr:note1wskqfxmvhpp4kf3a2ptt3lur8nycp5668kee0jadceud26qt39uqyrgrfv

#####
  nostr:npub17069lhtwe279umwker069lcp33aqdgew70tn5q8cu2avml3sxpsqcu8hgu Legends of Lightning submission deadline is December 10. See note for details on how to get your project ready for the judges.
> nostr:note15ex62k7rpxa76fngv93yltnd83spxl9t0x9eervnzpyd8846ss5qva5fej

#####
  nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h Mystery solved. Alex has been found.
> nostr:note14kke340u68sa9n4vpj0pkefgz36v66rpk6swyqmffc077r86ckzsdnr7hf

### 🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥

#####
  nostr:npub1hklphk7fkfdgmzwclkhshcdqmnvr0wkfdy04j7yjjqa9lhvxuflsa23u2k How to close down #bitcoin
> nostr:note1cpevfvmupaluxqfmzt0aemv637ze8fj664v8g2qlrxvrgcdn7zrqntzk6k

# Stay Classy, Nostr.

The Nostr Report is your daily dose of the most important Nostr news and content. We are the human algorithm, by nostriches for nostriches.


Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users

"In this case, the federal government prohibited us from sharing any information. Now that this method has become public we are updating our transparency reporting to detail these kinds of requests," Apple said in a statement.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-confirms-governments-using-push-notifications-to-surveil-users/


Dec 7, 2023
Block Height: 820,155
Moscow Time: 22:91 ⚡/ $
V4V: 12 zaps ⚡ 5,136
Top Zapper: nostr:npub1lyqkzmcq5cl5l8rcs82gwxsrmu75emnjj84067kuhm48e9w93cns2hhj2g  (⚡1,111)
Nostr Report is committed to V4V. Thank you to our supporters.
[The Nostr Report](https://nostr.report)

### 🎙Quote of the Day🎙

#### “A bank CEO that has paid 35 billion dollars in fines told a government 3 trillion dollars in debt that crypto is bad. I can’t think of a better advertisement for bitcoin 🙂”
> nostr:note13mr9rmsy84066ldcr76hnjknvau5r49skesmtl95rpna5eskj0vqynhjw0

### 🚨Headline Nostr News🚨

##### JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon responds to a question by Senator Elizabeth Warren, saying he's opposed to crypto/bitcoin and that if he was the Government he would "close it down.".
> nostr:note1zp569cgxasenpegwul8m4qeezxxwvnmgq9hzlkmmcjmv9nmm8jxqx373y5

#####
 nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z calls for his fellow psychopaths to take action against the recent FinCEN proposal ✊
> nostr:note12f5vggew4pzdvyh9k2ty5hkd8eskrmsrqu0zyyd35hgkpgurpw7qrtrmsn

##### Don't miss the latest episode of Citadel Dispatch featuring Primal founder
  nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr to discuss Nostr adoption and building a mainstream Nostr client
nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx
> nostr:note12hhkgrky2uduw8g88gp926scp6d40pm5f5xqkywqynxsu6q5cx8swef8u7

##### Apple confirms governments using push notifications to surveil users and attempt to tie anonymous users of messaging apps to specific Apple or Google accounts. 🕵
nostr:npub1hxjnw53mhghumt590kgd3fmqme8jzwwflyxesmm50nnapmqdzu7swqagw3
> nostr:note1nqlfqsyydswfgfuux6svu8w2uj3rj04cf752svqnt7h43ftr3zrqsydwd7

##### Fees are 270-380 sat/vbyte !!
nostr:npub14j7wc366rf8efqvnnm8m68pazy04kkj8fgu6uqumh3eqlhfst0kqrngtpf
> nostr:note1xjwkg69eygq8efje5f7xy4wmtyn8vvv6zjskag876rzax588tcmq4pjrvx

### 💻nostr Tech💻

#####
  nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 explains: as the gossip model for relays gains wider adoption in 2024, we can expect significant advancements in the decentralization and resilience of the Nostr protocol. Read more in this note:
> nostr:note16mqpvr99g7v5mevq598wu5tupls5ndp75832r9fwqlwz32lgrfpszl0tzj

#####
  nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42 announces a new class called Programming Taproot! Learn about schnorr signatures, Merkle trees, and more.
> nostr:note1c2wgkn8autma3269jhe0jh2y2qpk55zrt0x3tpz0nkjdmd5fpkzs3pa7kw

##### Moksha – a Cashu mint implementation in Rust running on Mutinynet
nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg
> nostr:note1f955ueyhrgvl4ekc2lz7f3yhtkfv9dzc4k7zcup9z2pn2vlh7z3ss0sjjg

##### Coracle is getting a redesign! Learn more about it in this note:

> nostr:note1p4p4axctz4ltjathu0z9qdx96hdltd7jxfmfha5rtpmglzhxxcfq9nfg23

#####
  nostr:npub1tr66yvqghfdgwv9yxhmg7xx6pvgvu5uvdc42tgdhsys8vvzdt8msev06fl Translated Zeus into Thai.
> nostr:note1erfftlgusq78tx8d2z5j2d7ytkk60ekgkfea6vts2zgyanzjchsqnhutwu

##### Blockstream Jade support coming to Wasabi.
nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt
> nostr:note1hryy0spurqcdevfgnje96h2c8kmyvey0pcwxyq8a2prgrzu0fsnqstgpcy

### ⚡nostr Business⚡

#####
 nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n Lead Greenlight engineer and CLN developer Christian Decker discusses the history of CLN and how it fits into Greenlight, making more non-custodial Lightning solutions available to developers and businesses.
 nostr:note1wskqfxmvhpp4kf3a2ptt3lur8nycp5668kee0jadceud26qt39uqyrgrfv

#####
  nostr:npub17069lhtwe279umwker069lcp33aqdgew70tn5q8cu2avml3sxpsqcu8hgu Legends of Lightning submission deadline is December 10. See note for details on how to get your project ready for the judges.
> nostr:note15ex62k7rpxa76fngv93yltnd83spxl9t0x9eervnzpyd8846ss5qva5fej

#####
  nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h Mystery solved. Alex has been found.
> nostr:note14kke340u68sa9n4vpj0pkefgz36v66rpk6swyqmffc077r86ckzsdnr7hf

### 🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥

#####
  nostr:npub1hklphk7fkfdgmzwclkhshcdqmnvr0wkfdy04j7yjjqa9lhvxuflsa23u2k How to close down #bitcoin
> nostr:note1cpevfvmupaluxqfmzt0aemv637ze8fj664v8g2qlrxvrgcdn7zrqntzk6k

# Stay Classy, Nostr.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqxnzdesxgcrjdp3xuenjv35qgs92ynle8suq0rtgkdrh2mjlkuemmckgnzlywda6z0nuha5q8kekggrqsqqqa286n35qf


if you use a proprietary product, you are the product and their sockpuppet.

nostr:nevent1qqsfs05sgzzxc8y5y7wrdgxwrh9wfg3e86uyl29gxqf4lt6c543c3pspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqvzqqqqqqy4gamrs