FIRST ON FOX: Apple dropped ICEBlock, a widely used tracking tool, from its App Store Thursday after the Department of Justice raised concerns with the big tech giant that the app put law enforcement officers at risk. DOJ officials, at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take …
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FIRSTONFOX: AppledroppedICEBlock,awidelyusedtrackingtool,fromitsAppStoreThursdayaftertheDepartmentofJusticeraisedconcernswiththebigtechgiantthattheappputlawenforcementofficersatrisk.
DOJofficials,atthedirectionofAttorneyGeneralPamBondi,askedAppletotakedownICEBlock,amovethatcomesasTrumpadministrationofficialshaveclaimedthetool,whichallowsuserstoanonymouslyreportICEagents’presence,putsagentsindangerandhelpsshieldillegalimmigrants.
“WereachedouttoAppletodaydemandingtheyremovetheICEBlockappfromtheirAppStore—andAppledidso,”BondisaidinastatementtoFoxNewsDigital.
“ICEBlockisdesignedtoputICEagentsatriskjustfordoingth
