alt Hacker NewsCan someone explain why notification databases are stored for a long period of time? The article is behind a paywall.
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DiabloD3 • today at 4:46 PM
The article doesn't actually give a coherent answer on why.
People would generally claim "lazyness", as that is the Apple way. Why fix code when you can just sell new phones?
The actual answer is plausible deniability. Closed source software often leaks metadata in hard to discover ways so governments can deprive citizens of their rights under the law, and then claim "whoops, we didn't clean up correctly, our bad!".
Apple, like every other major tech company, goes along with it when nudged in the right direction.
I presume it's from here:
> Notification Center shows your notifications history, allowing you to scroll back and see what you've missed.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/108781
Note that although Android has a similar "notification history" feature, it's disabled by default and requires opt-in.