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Apple patches bug allowing FBI to extract deleted Signal messages

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Apple has patched a vulnerability that allowed the FBI to extract deleted Signal messages from iPhones, even after the app was uninstalled. The issue stemmed from messages being stored in the iPhone's notification database, a detail first reported by 404 Media. This fix, prompted by the reporting, also retroactively removes any previously saved notifications for deleted applications, aligning with Apple's policy to purge associated data when an app is removed. AI

IMPACT Enhances user privacy by closing a loophole that could expose sensitive communications.

RANK_REASON A major tech company fixed a security flaw that had significant privacy implications, directly in response to media reporting. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=6 ai=0.4]

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Apple patches bug allowing FBI to extract deleted Signal messages

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