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> Can Apple disable push notifications if the website [] and is actively []

No, and previously you could add a hacked website to your homescreen and Apple couldn't stop you from doing so. Not speaking for the other features, but the webpush api provides no mechanism to steal info as much as it provides a way to alert a user who previously installed the app and allowed notifications that the app is sending them a notification.

Now, if after the user installing and allowing, the site gets "hacked", the hacked site operator could send push notifications that invite the user to interact with the compromised web site/app. Apple has no recourse; the pressure would have to be applied to the hosting service to shut down the site. That's a tall order for your average web user.



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