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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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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 13 points 1 day 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…

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day 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?

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 23 hours ago

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