ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings : hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings (techcrunch.com)

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not on Fdroid?

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[–] Fern@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Doesn't look like it. Not on Android at all either. They say they can't ensure the privacy of an app on Android. I don't fully understand why.

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[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

If I was cynical, it's just a default response of someone who knows how to develop an app for the Apple ecosystem and not for the Google one.

It's a bit sad that mobile phone apps are not cross-platform.

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[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Shouldn't need to be an app, just make a webui and make it a PWA (progressive web app)

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[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 38 points 1 year ago

I favor Stop ICE which is a website, not an app. They specifically address why:

The Stop ICE Alerts Network is designed to work with technology already built into your smart phone, mobile device, tablet or computer.

Apps on your smartphone can be used by service providers and 3rd parties to access details related to your phone's activity across multiple datapoints. This can potentially open up unwanted vectors for user tracking compromising your privacy while also sharing that information without your knowledge.