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Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock and other similar ICE-tracking apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration, in a rare instance of apps being taken down due to a U.S. federal government demand.
Alphabet's Google also removed similar apps on Thursday for policy violations, but the company said it was not approached by the Justice Department before taking the action.
The app alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area, which the Justice Department says could increase the risk of assault on U.S. agents.
[...] Apple removed more than 1,700 apps from its App Store in 2024 in response to government demands, but the vast majority — more than 1,300 — came from China, followed by Russia with 171 and South Korea with 79.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Wednesday October 08, @05:39PM (12 children)
Let's have some facts, shall we: the rate of people committing crimes is lower amongst immigrants than native-born Americans. It's also lower amongst illegal immigrants than native born Americans.
(Score: 0, Troll) by HeadlineEditor on Wednesday October 08, @05:54PM (10 children)
By definition, 100% of illegal immigrants are criminals.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 08, @06:10PM
Oh noes, they owe a fine! Launch the choppers!
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(Score: 5, Informative) by Whoever on Wednesday October 08, @06:39PM (7 children)
Another falsehood. Being in the US without documentation is generally a civil violation. Not criminal. Most undocumented immigrants have not committed a criminal offense.
Really, you would have a better chance of convincing people if you didn't have to rely on lies.
(Score: 2) by aafcac on Friday October 10, @12:41AM
That's a word game. It means that rather than going to jail or prison they get deported and possibly fined. They've broken laws either way and it's high time that the system was fixed and we started going after the employers that ignore the laws.
The whole business of it being a civil violation rather than a criminal one implies that there isn't a lot of crime and abuse that accompanies it. It's a bit of a moot point right now because they've deported literal citizens.
(Score: 2) by aafcac on Friday October 10, @01:09AM (5 children)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325 [cornell.edu]
Sounds criminal to me when they're talking about jail time. Not that I'm any sort of an expert, but that appears to suggest that it's only not criminal if they catch you in the act, not if they find you later having violated the law by crossing improperly.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Friday October 10, @03:08PM (4 children)
That law addresses illegal border crossings. Many undocumented immigrants entered the country legally.
(Score: 2) by aafcac on Friday October 10, @03:33PM (3 children)
Yes, but the whole argument people make about it not being criminal isn't really correct, it is criminal except in some cases like getting caught in the process. So is obtaining visas using fraud and re-entering after having been banned.
So, I am wrong, it's not 100%, it's just an large portion have created crimes with the remainder just being civilly liable for being in the country illegally. But, really, the whole business of people being in the country not doing anything wrong is an unhelpful lie and allowing them to remain here and for companies to exploit them without addressing the issues that caused it in the future is just kicking the can down the road. It does nothing to help either the companies that need the work or the people doing it.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Friday October 10, @03:48PM (2 children)
You are trying to drag this whole thread away from the original statement I made: immigrants (including illegal immigrants) are less likely to commit crimes. That's true in the US and it is true in other countries, if you exclude the crime of entering the country illegally.
So, touting illegal immigrants as criminals is just racist polemics, designed to inflame the anger of racists and xenophobes in society.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 11, @08:22AM (1 child)
I, too, selectively ignore facts when they contradict my agenda.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 11, @09:24PM
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Wednesday October 08, @06:41PM
You still haven't explained how you can prove you are a citizen if ICE picks you up off the street.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Friday October 10, @06:55PM
Facts? The "conservative" Banana Republicans have heard of them...
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