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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I love how the Streisand Effect works. They just made this app the hottest thing out there.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 23 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

It's closed source, and the build and publishing pipeline isn't transparent.

For me that makes this no different than a potential ICE honey pot

[–] queueBenSis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 56 minutes ago

can’t even find “Joshua Aaron” on linked in or github. feels a little sus. my moneys on honey pot

[–] catty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

which is exactly what this whole 'meltdown' frame for the pr hints at. republicans know how to use publicity stunts to get what they want.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

No, and even worse, its only for apple devices lmao. These kids are so unserious in their activism it would be funny if it werent so sad. If shit hits the fan, this stuff will go down instantly and im sure it has no backup plan for a Tor based or p2p service. Activists in the US should start using Briar. This situation is exactly what it was made for and people have to get their tech game up fast or they will be done for. Get a shitty 80$ android phone if you only have an iphone. Install a panic trigger app that will wipe the phone if you are in trouble.

On ICEBlocks website it says:

Modeled after Waze but for ICE sightings, the app ensures user privacy by storing no personal data, making it impossible to trace reports back to individual users.

Which worries me, because if its closed source then thats a worthless promise and actually makes the app a perfect candidate for a honeypot or backdoor.

[–] catty@lemmy.world -3 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

apple is the majority of the market, no? so if e.g. a company wanted to get a product out for a client asap, apple would be the market to aim for.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 52 minutes ago (1 children)

Turn of your capitalism brain ffs. This is not the place for companies and markets. If there is a financial interest then the app is worthless by design. iOS is not a trustable platform for anything security related so obviously you shouldnt use it for anything that concerns your physical safety. Dont forget, apple will always bend the knee to governments in the end.

[–] Jaberw0cky@lemmy.world 2 points 23 minutes ago

I don't know, don't Apple have a reasonable track record of pushing back against governments? I personally have even less faith in the security of android based devices or Android phone manufacturers.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 4 hours ago

dont they have site as well, just incase they decide to shut the apps.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 32 points 7 hours ago

I would imagine this is very similar to marking a cop on Waze and completely legal which is why they are throwing a hissy fit.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 37 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Shouldn’t be an app. It should be a site accessible using vpn and private browsing with an appropriate browser. Nobody should have to worry about the Stasi finding the app on their phone regardless of the situation.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Can’t it be both?

[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 16 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

While this is true, most people are not so tech savvy, maybe giving an option to mask app Icon to user choice can help it hide better.

[–] Potatar@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

going to a website (not tech savvy enough for this) vs going to the settings on an app and select a new icon (yay anyone can do it)

[–] debil@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

While I agree, in this particular case I think it's a good idea.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Ice and snowflakes always seem to go so well with one another.

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 228 points 14 hours ago

Sweet. I appreciate that their reaction has Streisand-effected this app into my awareness.

[–] peregrin5@piefed.social 2 points 5 hours ago

I'm happy they're scared.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 105 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"[the app] basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs"

When it comes to painting targets on backs, better them then innocent civilians.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 56 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Lol.

R's have not only painted targets, they've made ads, and joked about killing civilians and anyone other than MAGAts

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/guns-republican-primary-campaign-ads-midterms-1336903/

Greene in an ad for her 2020 campaign cocked an assault rifle as she warned “antifa terrorists” to stay out of her district

Masters, a venture capitalist and favorite of Trump-loving billionaire Peter Thiel, has featured guns prominently throughout his primary campaign. He responded to President Biden’s promise on Monday to crack down on “ghost guns,” which are homemade and untraceable, by tweeting a picture of a “ghost gun” he recently built himself. “Very legal & very cool,” he wrote.

https://www.indy100.com/politics/eric-greitens-campaign-ad-gun

"There's no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn't expire until we save our country."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/south-carolina-governor-henry-mcmaster-hunting-dogs-b2344416.html

"I look forward to the day that Democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs,"

Edit: and for the record, Blake Masters is a piece of shit buddy of both elon and Vance and they are all tied together in their hate for democracy and love of Curtis Yarvin and the plot to destroy western civilization. (Source: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets)

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 135 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They could try not being brown shirts. Problem solved.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 79 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I love the quote about how it is putting federal agents in danger...and I sort of think that they are doing that themselves.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 26 points 11 hours ago

Good, those agents are playing a dangerous game and you should know if you play with fire your going get burned. Its a matter of time before they try to kidnap the wrong person, and that person decides its better to die in America then it is to go to a camp then deported.

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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 81 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone have a link to the app/website? I’d like to follow some among honing my horn and warning folks.

[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 71 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Is this only on Apple? Kind of lame.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 48 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

This is IOS only owing to Android play store collecting a device identifier; the creator wanted complete anonymity

Quote from some other place people were discussing it. Unfortunately no source on it.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 36 points 14 hours ago (7 children)

There are other stores besides the playstore..

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[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 26 points 12 hours ago

if they're worried about being tracked maybe they could do the easiest thing in the world which is not being complete shitheads?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 55 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

This app sounds exceedingly useful to me.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

It sounds like a honeypot to me. But I would be happy to be proven wrong.

Edit: and it’s gone?

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 41 points 14 hours ago (26 children)

“He’s giving a message to criminals where our federal officers are, and he cannot do that, and we are looking at it, we are looking at him, and he better watch out,” Bondi said. “Because that is not protected speech, that is threatening the lives of our law enforcement officers throughout this country, and shame on CNN!”

Why can't he do that, Pammy?

Gotta say Aaron is a bold motherfucker.

[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

All of a sudden, so many things are "not protected speech". I find it tempting to be as ignorant as a Republican, but I'd certainly be caught off guard in that case.

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