Most people turn on mobilepush notificationsand then promptly forget about them.

How exactly is this possible?

Even turning off push notifications on your devicedoesnt necessarily disable this feature, experts contend.

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Apple, which has famously bragged about the privacy benefits of its devices,acknowledged the issueshortly afterward.

According to the Post story, cops have been using this kind of data in court cases for years.

The first recorded case that the Post discovered was half a decade ago, way back in 2019.

Donald Trump shakes hands with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Sept. 19, 2019 in the Oval Office of the White House.

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