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Apple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure
Apple removed ICEBlock after DOJ warned it endangered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following a deadly shooting linked to tracking apps, which had about 20,000 users.
- Apple removed the ICEBlock app and similar applications from its App Store on October 2 after being contacted by the Trump administration about safety risks to law enforcement.
- The Justice Department reported that the app could increase the risk of assault on ICE agents, with over a 1000% rise in assaults noted since recent anti-ICE violence.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that they reached out to Apple demanding the removal of the ICEBlock app from their App Store, and Apple complied.
- Rights advocates expressed concerns about free speech and due process violations amid increased government actions against immigrants.
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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House’s request to remove ICE tracking app
Apple and Google on Thursday removed apps that alert people when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are nearby following pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi.Critics of the tech giants capitulating to the Trump administration say it shows the sway President Trump has over Silicon Valley in his second term.Apple said it yanked an app called ICEBlock from its app store after the “safety risks” of the app were made known to the company.…
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