US EditionApple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure
- Apple has removed the ICEBlock app from its App Store due to safety risks, following a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- The app allowed users to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and had over 1 million downloads.
- Bondi stated that the app endangered ICE agents and emphasized the Department of Justice's commitment to protecting federal law enforcement.
- A shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, resulting in two deaths, increased scrutiny over apps like ICEBlock, which the Department of Homeland Security linked to safety risks.
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Apple removes ICE tracking apps from App Store over ‘safety risks’ to law enforcement
Apple removed ICEBlock and other Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking apps from its store Thursday, citing law enforcement concerns about the “safety risks” the apps posed.
Apple said it was removing apps from its App Store that can be used to share sightings of ICE agents
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Apple made the decision Thursday to remove ICEBlock — a widely used tracking tool to monitor the movements of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, — from its App Store after the Justice Department formally raised concerns over safety to federal agents. At the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, senior DOJ officials asked Apple to remove ICEBlock from its App Store. The request came just days after a gunman targeted IC…
What triggered Apple’s ban on ICEBlock app? The answer lies in Donald Trump’s crackdown: Here's what happened
Apple has removed ICEBlock, a popular app that tracked US immigration agents, after the Trump administration raised safety concerns. The Justice Department said the app put officers at risk, while its developer now faces possible prosecution.
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