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COL Mustard

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13. I'm disappointed in Apple

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:17 AM

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I get that ICE doesn't like being tracked, but neither do traffic cops, and Waze, Apple Maps and Google Maps all allow users to report where there are cops sitting by the road. What's the difference?

When will they start cracking down on people who've downloaded the app? That would seem to be the next step.

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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

I find it hard to believe that their are not alternatives out there. Maybe not through Apple, but there lostincalifornia Saturday #1

From the 1st sentence of the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow Saturday #2

I thought that specific app was only written for IOS, and not Android. I am also sure there lostincalifornia Saturday #4

Someone obviously ported something similar to Android BumRushDaShow Saturday #5

Thanks, no surprise. lostincalifornia Saturday #7

I'm disappointed in Apple COL Mustard Saturday #13

I had friends who had radar detector things in their cars BumRushDaShow Saturday #14

10-4, good buddy. COL Mustard Saturday #30

Amazingly a lot of states were very serious about making them illegal with possible jail up to a year lol Cheezoholic Saturday #32

Yup. BumRushDaShow Saturday #33

apple removed an app that helped anti putin candidates Marthe48 Saturday #3

'Legal Experts.' - What is the legal issue here? speak easy Saturday #6

From the article BumRushDaShow Saturday #8

The headline is a bit misleading. Only one legal expert is quoted, in the last paragraph. thesquanderer Saturday #11

You skipped over the other "legal expert" BumRushDaShow Saturday #16

There is no legal issue here, speak easy Saturday #17

"This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV." BumRushDaShow Saturday #18

An app is not social media. speak easy Saturday #19

"Apps" most certainly CAN be and are BumRushDaShow Saturday #20

I stand corrected. Thank you. speak easy Saturday #21

That is the issue whether there is "liability" BumRushDaShow Saturday #23

Ah. She was not identified as a legal expert within the article itself. I didn't look up her credentials. :-) n/t thesquanderer Saturday #22

Stop buying those fucking iPhone's and let Tim Apple set on them Bengus81 Saturday #9

Not that easy since the OP said the Google store was doing the same thing, and they lostincalifornia Saturday #28

Trump used the apple play book randr Saturday #10

I just shared that app with a woman who said ICE came into the Safeway samnsara Saturday #12

Boycott Apple JCMach1 Saturday #15

Silicon Valley is not our friend dalton99a Saturday #24

Once upon a time the nerds in high school would get shaken down for their lunch money by the bullies Javaman Saturday #25

But then the "arrogant" bullies have had this happen - BumRushDaShow Saturday #27

Maybe Apple could volunteer to help ICE zip tie some more 4-year olds Blue Owl Saturday #26

I believe that Apple screwed up and caved to trump LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #29

Well, Tim Cook Has Made The Pilgrimage tonekat Saturday #31

very proud to have NEVER bought an Apple product Skittles Saturday #34