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greenbelt@lemy.lol to Apple@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Apple blocks app allowing Americans to report ICE agent sightings

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Apple blocks app allowing Americans to report ICE agent sightings

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greenbelt@lemy.lol to Apple@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to allow Americans to warn others about ICE agent sightings in their communities.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37030801

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    I get the outrage, I really do, but the app broke many privacy rights and also the app did technically break ToS by definition being a “doxxing” app.

    Regardless, there are websites out there that do it far better than the app, and have universal access Apple and Android devices.

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    Report ice agents in Apple Maps. Flood their staffed resources.

    Stop buying their products. Unsubscribe from services.

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    ‘Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power.’

    Benito Mussolini

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      I’ve heard this quote is apocryphal. But in today’s world that seems less and less relevant.

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    The app was never really fit for purpose; not that Apple should have pulled it…:

    “Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater”

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    Fuck the apps anyway, there’s a website that already does this just fine.

    ICE Activity Tracker - Community Safety Alert System https://share.google/pEDuCDdZFEhAmxvLN

    Edit - I’m sorry for the link, I was occupied. My intentions were good but the commenters below were gooder.

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      Thanks for that read; didn’t realize there were that many “issues” with the app.

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      what? why is this a google link lmao

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        https://www.iceinmyarea.org/en

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        Because I was making gravy and I’m a hypocrite.

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          I love this response.

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            Gravy-hypocrite sounds like one of those weird congressisems like chicken hawk.

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        Pretty sure Android gives shortened Google links if you share from the search quick results as opposed to fully loading the browser to share the link.

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