Comment on Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “They received an ICE block push” isn’t a meaningful piece of information compared to location.

  Quite the opposite. Getting notifications from ICEBlock shows that they are potentially “fugitives” or “aiding and abetting criminals” or “targeting law enforcement”. These are not my words, these are words from the current federal administration. A random location tells them nothing about any of that activity.

  What do you think the government will do with that information?

  We’ve reached the inevitable future where the govt is using any and all information they can get to target “criminals” and feeding them into databases and processing them with shitty AI in order to decide who they’re going to harass that day.

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  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s still a targeted search, which may be bullshit but isn’t a trawling operation. If they’re targeting you, a demerit for simply having ICEBlock installed is the least of your worries. And if Apple goes full collaboration, then any “improper” app install is going to be a danger regardless of whether it’s pushing.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s still a targeted search

      I’m telling you it’s not a “targeted search”, It’s an AI-generated output from a bullshit generator.

      a demerit for simply having ICEBlock installed is the least of your worries

      You don’t know that.

      any “improper” app install is going to be a danger regardless of whether it’s pushing.

      Also correct. But some apps are more sensitive than others.

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      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Getting the information is a targeted search. Unless Apple goes full collaborator they will require a court order. They have already made the decision (for whatever reason) to target you.

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