Apple withdraws the official tracking applications for immigration
Apple has withdrawn applications that allow users to watch the observations of the United States for Migration and Customs (ICE).
The Giant Technology Company told the BBC that it has removed iCeblock from its application store after applying the law that made it familiar with its associated “safety risks” and “similar applications”.
According to a statement sent to Fox News Digital, US Prosecutor Bam Bondi had “demanded” the removal of the application, saying that he is “designed to put ice officers at risk.”
The creator of the application said that such allegations were “clearly wrong” and accused Apple of “listening to an authoritarian system.”
Iceblock is among a number of applications this year in response to the suppression of President Trump for illegal immigration and the presence of ice raids.
Critics – like IceBlock – accuse the government of abuse and “bringing terrorism” to the American streets.
Free app works by showing immigration officers movements. It has been downloaded more than a million times in the United States.
However, Bondi argued that he was used to target ice officers, as the FBI says the man who Targeted In September – two detainees were killed – Use similar applications to track the movements of agents and their vehicles
In a statement, Apple said: “We have created the application store to be a safe and reliable place to discover the applications.
“Based on the information we received from the law application about the safety risks associated with Iceblock, we have removed it and similar applications from the application store.”
But her Creator, Joshua Aaron, denied a threat.
He said: “Iceblock does not differ from the vulnerabilities that define the sources of the crowd, which each application is a prominent mapping fee, including the Apple Maps application.”
“This is a protected speech according to the first amendment to the US constitution.”
Mr. Aaron – who has worked in the technology industry for years – was previously told that the BBC has been investigating that he developed the application out of concern about a rise in immigration raids.
“I certainly watched closely during the first Trump administration and then listened to the speech during the second campaign,” he said.
“My mind started shooting at what would happen and what I can do to maintain the safety of people.”
The White House and the Federal Investigation Office criticized the application after its launch in April and Rose Downloads.