by Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project:
Those at risk of deportation from the US now have an app that warns them about immigration enforcement activities. This app “ICE Block” went viral and gained 240,000 users within a few weeks.
(Take Back Our Tech) Those at risk of deportation from the US now have an app that warns them about immigration enforcement activities. This app “ICE Block” went viral and gained 240,000 users within a few weeks.
It currently ranks at the 3rd most downloaded app on the Apple App store.
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Why so popular? ICE Block is used to report and track police and immigration enforcement activity, warning users of nearby activity.
The developer likens the app to an “early warning system”, the app will send you a notification if ICE has been spotted nearby.
Now the developer Joshua Aaron has got the attention of Pam Bondi, the US Attorney General, who said he needs to “watch out”.
“What they’re doing is actively encouraging people to avoid law enforcement activities and operations and we’re going to actually go after them and prosecute them,” she said. “What they’re doing, we believe, is illegal.”
ICE acting director had this to say:
“Advertising an app that basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs is sickening. My officers and agents are already facing a 500% increase in assaults”
Of course police officers have a dangerous job, much more so when tasked with deporting individuals against their will, however this increase in assault wasn’t supported by any additional details or data.
Legal experts and civil rights attorneys say that ICEBlock falls under protected free speech, and that law enforcement doesn’t have the right to operate in secret.
Although the app is not open-source, the developer pledges that it doesn’t collect user data and sightings auto-delete after 4 hours.
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