Comment on Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.”
RandomlyGeneratedName@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This shouldn’t be on the app store. It gives the US government too much access to pull data from it, or order it pulled down. This should be a web app that can be accessed by any device and can be obscured by VPN access so the regime can’t persecute participants. Apps pull way too much data from phones that ICE can subpoena.
Taldan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Disclaimer: The app is closed source, so all we can go off is the developer’s word, although the fact the government removed it is a strong indicator they don’t have access to data from the app
The developer stated they do not even retain any identifying data, so the only data the government could get is public anyway. Through Apple they’d be able to see who downloaded it, and likely when it was used. Your defense would be easy enough though: “I just wanted to make sure the libs weren’t harassing our
fascistpatriotic ICE agents near me”NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is impossible to send a push notification to a device without knowing which device it is going to.
Apple/Google know which devices they are sending those pushes to.
The government could just subpoena that information.
He could maybe obfuscate who initiated the initial message, but its impossible to to that for the receivers.
RandomlyGeneratedName@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Apps give way too much access to phone data, whether the developer collects it or not. As you said, Apple has access and has capitulated to the Trump fascist regime already. The app leaves enough fingerprint for them to use. A Web app is just a safer and more available option.