"Hodges worked at Apple for more than 22 years and spent more than a decade serving as a director of marketing and product management, bringing products like Xcode and Swift to market, according to his LinkedIn profile. "I used to believe that Apple were unequivocally 'the good guys,' Hodges writes. "I passionately advocated for people to understand Apple as being on the side of its users above all else."
"In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Wiley Hodges says he's "deeply disturbed" by the move, as spotted earlier by Daring Fireball. Apple removed ICEBlock and other ICE-spotting apps last week in response to demands from the US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who claims "ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs." Google followed suit by removing Red Dot and similar apps, though it reportedly didn't receive a request from the Department of"
Apple removed ICEBlock and other ICE-spotting apps from the App Store following demands from US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who said the app is designed to put ICE agents at risk. Google also removed Red Dot and similar apps. Wiley Hodges, a longtime Apple executive of more than 22 years who helped bring products like Xcode and Swift to market, wrote to CEO Tim Cook saying he is deeply disturbed by the removals and that he once believed Apple were "the good guys" who stood on the side of users above all else.
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