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Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the #ICEBlock App.
Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional
The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third-most-downloaded iPhone app

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional
The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third most downloaded iPhone app.

#ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents,
⭐️has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings.
The upshot: Criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there.
Most of ICEBlock’s users
— about 20,000
— are in Los Angeles,
where ICE ra…

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism | TechCrunch
The citizen app for anonymously reporting ICE agents and raids went viral after criticism from the U.S. Attorney General.

I may or may not load #ICEBlock. I’m unclear on the validity of the privacy claims and don’t have the time to dive into it deeply...
However, I found it amusing that someone complained about it wanting “Always On" location services. Clearly someone not getting the point that it is meant to *ALERT you when ICE is nearby. Not to tell you only when you ask.

Threatening investigations on spurious grounds:
The most recent example is the government’s attack on CNN
for its reporting about an app called #ICEBlock that alerts users to sightings of ICE agents nearby.
“Border czar” Tom Homan called on the Department of Justice to investigate CNN for its reporting,
and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said her agency is w…

‘I wanted to do something to fight back’: This iPhone app alerts users to nearby ICE sightings
Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades. He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13.

NOTE: Yes, I boosted it. No, I DO NOT KNOW if #ICEBlock is a honeypot. https://defenseofliberty.social/@MalcolmNance/114789313068784178

#ICE #ICEblock #iOS #resist #app