Apple fixes iPhone bug exposing deleted Signal notifications to forensic access
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Updated · Freedom of the Press Foundation · May 6
Apple fixes iPhone bug exposing deleted Signal notifications to forensic access
11 articles · Updated · Freedom of the Press Foundation · May 6
The April 22 update closed a flaw that let the FBI recover deleted Signal alerts from an iPhone's push notification database, even after the app had been removed.
The fix addresses only deleted notifications, and users are urged to install pending software updates and review notification settings that may still display or store sensitive message details.
The case highlighted growing US government investment in forensic technology and renewed advice to use Signal's "no name or message" notification option to limit exposed information.
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