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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the location of ICE officers, is now the top social networking app in the US (www.engadget.com)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Aaron told CNN that ICEBlock doesn't collect personal data, such as device IDs and IP addresses, which TechCrunch has confirmed in a test. The app is only available on iOS, because it would have to collect information on Android that could put people at risk.

Huh? Why? You choose what data you collect…

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

(Spitballing here) perhaps a Google Play Services location request necessarily returns a unique identifier that can be requested and seized by law enforcement?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

CoMaps and plenty of other apps on F-Droid manage to use location services without relying on Google.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

This makes perfect sense if they're iOS only devs who have no idea what f-droid is.