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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings

10 months ago
  • #privacy
  • #technology
  • #immigration
  • ICEBlock, an iPhone app for anonymously reporting ICE agent sightings, tops Apple's U.S. App Store rankings.
  • U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's criticism inadvertently boosted the app's popularity.
  • Around 20,000 users, primarily in Los Angeles, use ICEBlock amid frequent ICE raids.
  • The app allows users to share ICE sightings within a 5-mile radius and sends proximity alerts.
  • TechCrunch verified that ICEBlock does not collect or store user data.