"With the specter of federal immigration raids hanging over the Bay Area, residents who want to watch for agents on the ground have fewer tech-savvy options than they did a month ago, since Google and Apple stripped crowdsourcing alert apps from their stores. In early October, the Bay Area tech giants shut down download access for apps like ICEBlock and Red Dot, which provide ways to see the locations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests in real time."
"Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News Digital on Oct. 2, about a week after a gunman attacked an ICE field office in Dallas, killing two detainees. The Cupertino company also pulled down Red Dot, a less well-known but similar app where people could anonymously report ICE activity and get local alerts. Apple confirmed to NBC News that the takedowns were "based on information we've received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock.""
Google and Apple removed crowdsourced apps such as ICEBlock and Red Dot that showed real-time locations of ICE raids and arrests. Apple said removals were based on law enforcement information about safety risks associated with ICEBlock. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly demanded Apple remove ICEBlock after a deadly attack on an ICE field office in Dallas. Google also pulled similar apps, citing potential for abuse and the vulnerability of the people whose locations were shared. ICEBlock's creator defended the app in interviews and the administration had criticized the app since the summer.
Read at SFGATE
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]