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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 4 days ago

ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the location of ICE officers, is now the top social networking app in the US

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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the location of ICE officers, is now the top social networking app in the US

www.engadget.com

Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 4 days ago
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ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it
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The application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of the App Store charts.
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    Aaron told CNN that ICEBlock doesn’t collect personal data, such as device IDs and IP addresses, which TechCrunch has confirmed in a test. The app is only available on iOS, because it would have to collect information on Android that could put people at risk.

    Huh? Why? You choose what data you collect…

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      See my comment: https://lemmings.world/comment/16626827

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      This makes perfect sense if they’re iOS only devs who have no idea what f-droid is.

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      (Spitballing here) perhaps a Google Play Services location request necessarily returns a unique identifier that can be requested and seized by law enforcement?

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        CoMaps and plenty of other apps on F-Droid manage to use location services without relying on Google.

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