In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/apps/apple-removes-iceblock-from-the-app-store-after-trump-administrations-demand-031659651.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:removed ICEBlock — and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity — from its App Store;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>removed ICEBlock — and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity — from its App Store. Apple’s stated rationale? The apps could “be used to harm law enforcement officers.” But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers don’t need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward.
That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=c813ae39-7d58-41cb-ac66-ad830606ceef&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=db1c945f-64db-4519-9c58-c6c65586ef02&featureId=text-link&merchantName=The+New+York+Times&linkText=killed&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDI2LzAxLzA3L3VzL2ljZS1zaG9vdGluZy1taW5uZWFwb2xpcy1yZW5lZS1nb29kLmh0bWwiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImRiMWM5NDVmLTY0ZGItNDUxOS05YzU4LWM2YzY1NTg2ZWYwMiIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMS8wNy91cy9pY2Utc2hvb3RpbmctbWlubmVhcG9saXMtcmVuZWUtZ29vZC5odG1sIn0&signature=AQAAAX4j38laveEjbjKFA5Z4CAINEXJJMJbcSBI1yOp3Ztc_&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F01%2F07%2Fus%2Fice-shooting-minneapolis-renee-good.html&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The New York Times;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:killed;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The New York Times;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>killed 37-year-old Renee…
