Exactly. The issue is that the app still sends the notification to the cloud server. The cloud server doesn’t forward that notif to your device if you have notifs turned off, but it still gets sent to the server regardless. Which means it’s still subject to be shared with the government.
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LdyMeow@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoWhat I wonder about is if the push notifications are ‘sent’ anyway, ie through the network and the phone just doesn’t do anything with them? Does anyone know?
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Skimmer@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
It does not stop the notifications from being sent. Source
LdyMeow@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Awesome, thanks for the source!