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Apple Removes ICE Tracking Apps After Pressure by Trump Administration

posted by hubie on Wednesday October 08, @12:31PM   Printer-friendly

mrpg writes:

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/apple-removes-ice-tracking-apps-after-pressure-by-trump-administration-2025-10-03/:

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.

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  • (Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Friday October 10, @07:02PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 10, @07:02PM (#1420213) Journal

    Most, if not all, of ICE's assholery could have been headed off, if local police forces had just COOPERATED with ICE. FFS, there are hundreds of cases that have been made very public of pure stupidity. Illegal alien molests a child, gets arrested, has ten kilos of drugs and some guns confiscated, and the judge TURNS HIM LOOSE! It does no good for ICE to put a detainer on such a criminal, because crazy judges continue to turn those criminals loose. Tom Homan put the nation on notice soon after he took over. He TOLD liberal judges and sanctuary citizens, "If you won't give us the criminals, we're going to be in your neighborhoods!" No one listened. The system, if you want to call it that, continued to turn dangerous criminals loose. Homan made good on his word, and he's now raiding sanctuary cities all across the country.

    You can call ICE a bunch of assholes, and I'll accept that. But, you need to look at the ignorant sons of bitches who allow illegal aliens to break myriads of laws, without any penalty. No matter how liberal or how conservative you are, surely you want to deport the dangerous criminals! But activist judges refuse to allow that to happen.

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Tork on Friday October 10, @07:47PM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 10, @07:47PM (#1420218) Journal

    No matter how liberal or how conservative you are, surely you want to deport the dangerous criminals!

    They're not targeting dangerous criminals, hence the conflict.

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