Official site: https://www.iceblock.app/
The CNN article talks a bit more about privacy issues. This bit caught my eye:
It’s only available on iOS because Aaron says the app would have to collect information that could ultimately put users at risk to provide the same experience on Android.
I would like to see some details about this. Perhaps there’s a way to work around that problem, even if it meant publishing on F-Droid instead of Google Play.
Regarding the an Android version:
https://www.iceblock.app/android
TL,DR: “It’s difficult, so we’ll hide behind privacy excuses rather than helping the largest number of at-risk people.”
Seriously, if VPN companies and every other company that handles sensitive data anonymously can do it, so can these developers. When 70% of the worldwide smartphone user base uses Android, an iOS-only app is just not good enough anymore.
I think their argument is sounding.
Offering VPN is different from storing private information like a device ID. You don’t get notifications from your VPN.