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Push it jumps to No. 1 on App Store promising a way to send push notifications to friends

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Amid today’s push for increased privacy, SMS-based growth mechanics are generally looked down upon after years of over-zealous app invite spamming became the norm. “All the excitement around Push it has been entirely organic,” he claims, though admitting the company used social media to hype the app’s launch.

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Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks

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And be used to pump out unwanted direct marketing or spam. They also warn scraped data can be used for unauthorised political or intelligence gathering purposes — including by foreign governments or intelligence agencies.