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fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago
US politics

ICE-Tracking Apps Have Helped People Avoid Immigration Agents. Are They Legal?

ICEBlock is an app designed to help users avoid ICE enforcement by reporting sightings in real-time.
fromsfist.com
9 months ago
US politics

New App Lets Users Crowdsource ICE Agent Sightings, Trump Administration Goes Apoplectic

ICEBlock app enables users to share Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sightings, with over 20,000 users mainly in Los Angeles.
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fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

ICE-Tracking Apps Have Helped People Avoid Immigration Agents. Are They Legal?

ICEBlock is an app designed to help users avoid ICE enforcement by reporting sightings in real-time.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Agent-tracking app ICEBlock sues Trump administration in free speech fight

ICEBlock's developer sued the Trump administration, alleging pressure on Apple to remove the app violated free speech after it reached one million users.
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fromEngadget
3 months ago

The developer behind ICEBlock is suing the federal government

Trump administration officials pressured Apple to remove ICEBlock, prompting a lawsuit alleging coercion and free speech violations.
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fromNextgov.com
3 months ago

House Homeland leaders seek briefings from Apple, Google on ICE-tracking apps

Apple and Google are being asked to explain removal and moderation of apps that report or track ICE officers amid officer safety and enforcement interference concerns.
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fromThe Verge
5 months ago

How Apple's walled garden protects ICE

Epic Games' legal battle weakened Apple's app-store control, enabling government actions to compel removal of ICE-tracking apps such as ICEBlock.
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fromThe Mercury News
6 months ago

Apple takes down app that allows people to track and anonymously report sightings of ICE agents

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities. ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple's App Store as of Friday. "We just received a message from Apple's App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to "objectionable content',", the developer said in a social media post.
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fromwww.cnbc.com
6 months ago

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure

Apple removed ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store, citing law enforcement safety risks after pressure and connection to an attack on ICE agents.
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fromThe Verge
8 months ago

ICEBlock isn't 'completely anonymous'

ICEBlock app claims to ensure user privacy but faces criticism regarding actual data handling and the privacy comparison between iOS and Android.
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fromTechCrunch
9 months ago
Privacy technologies

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
9 months ago
Privacy technologies

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism | TechCrunch

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fromThe Verge
9 months ago

ICE-tracking app tops App Store

ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up App Store charts after receiving criticism from the Trump administration.
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fromtime.com
9 months ago
Privacy technologies

ICEBlock, an iPhone App Intended to Alert Users of Nearby ICE Sightings, Comes Under Fire

fromtime.com
9 months ago
Privacy technologies

ICEBlock, an iPhone App Intended to Alert Users of Nearby ICE Sightings, Comes Under Fire

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