"Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App Store are clear examples of protected speech under the US Constitution's First Amendment. "These apps are publishing constitutionally protected speech. They're publishing truthful information about matters of public interest that people obtained just by witnessing public events," says David Greene, a civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
"This hasn't stopped the Trump administration from attacking the developers behind these ICE-related apps. When ICEBlock first rose to a top spot in Apple's App Store in April, the Trump administration responded by threatening to prosecute the developer. "We are looking at him," Bondi said on Fox News of ICEBlock's Aaron. "And he better watch out." Neither the White House nor ICE immediately responded to requests for comment."
"For years, a group of researchers and enthusiasts have tried to create "jailbreaks" for iPhones to essentially hack their own devices as a way around Apple's closed ecosystem. Recently, though, jailbreaking has become less common. This is partly the result of advances in iPhone security, but partly related to the trend in recent years of attackers exploiting complex chains of vulnerabilities that could potentially be used for jailbreaking for malware instead, particularly mercenary spyware."
Legal experts say the ICE monitoring and documentation apps removed from Apple's App Store are examples of First Amendment protected speech because they publish truthful, public-interest information witnessed by users. The Trump administration publicly threatened to prosecute an ICEBlock developer after the app rose in App Store rankings. Neither the White House nor ICE issued comments. Researchers warn the case highlights dangers of centralized control over key platforms and communication channels. Android users can sideload apps, while Apple's closed ecosystem limits that flexibility. Jailbreaking has declined due to stronger iPhone security and increasing exploitation of vulnerability chains by mercenary spyware.
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