The application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of the App Store charts.
There are ways to work around that, though it requires the developer to create some server infrastructure.
Edit: Also pretending that using Apple is fine is not secure - Apple can provide the data (given it’s a US based company) if law enforcement asks, so not knowing them personally doesn’t change much.
The dev put up a post with more info, according to them it has more to do with anonymity and notifications: https://www.iceblock.app/android
There are ways to work around that, though it requires the developer to create some server infrastructure.
Edit: Also pretending that using Apple is fine is not secure - Apple can provide the data (given it’s a US based company) if law enforcement asks, so not knowing them personally doesn’t change much.