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17. There is no legal issue here,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #16)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:34 PM

3 hrs ago

A software developer has no legal right, first amendment, contractual or otherwise to post or keep an application on a Private Companies App Store. It is completely within Apple's discretion to accept the Federal Government's assertion that the app in question could put the safety of ICE agents at risk. If they were to reject that, and an ICE agent was injured, they would be legally liable.

This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV.

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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

I find it hard to believe that their are not alternatives out there. Maybe not through Apple, but there lostincalifornia 8 hrs ago #1

From the 1st sentence of the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #2

I thought that specific app was only written for IOS, and not Android. I am also sure there lostincalifornia 8 hrs ago #4

Someone obviously ported something similar to Android BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #5

Thanks, no surprise. lostincalifornia 7 hrs ago #7

I'm disappointed in Apple COL Mustard 6 hrs ago #13

I had friends who had radar detector things in their cars BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #14

10-4, good buddy. COL Mustard 16 min ago #30

apple removed an app that helped anti putin candidates Marthe48 8 hrs ago #3

'Legal Experts.' - What is the legal issue here? speak easy 7 hrs ago #6

From the article BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #8

The headline is a bit misleading. Only one legal expert is quoted, in the last paragraph. thesquanderer 6 hrs ago #11

You skipped over the other "legal expert" BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #16

There is no legal issue here, speak easy 3 hrs ago #17

"This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV." BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #18

An app is not social media. speak easy 3 hrs ago #19

"Apps" most certainly CAN be and are BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #20

I stand corrected. Thank you. speak easy 2 hrs ago #21

That is the issue whether there is "liability" BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #23

Ah. She was not identified as a legal expert within the article itself. I didn't look up her credentials. :-) n/t thesquanderer 2 hrs ago #22

Stop buying those fucking iPhone's and let Tim Apple set on them Bengus81 7 hrs ago #9

Not that easy since the OP said the Google store was doing the same thing, and they lostincalifornia 37 min ago #28

Trump used the apple play book randr 6 hrs ago #10

I just shared that app with a woman who said ICE came into the Safeway samnsara 6 hrs ago #12

Boycott Apple JCMach1 5 hrs ago #15

Silicon Valley is not our friend dalton99a 2 hrs ago #24

Once upon a time the nerds in high school would get shaken down for their lunch money by the bullies Javaman 47 min ago #25

But then the "arrogant" bullies have had this happen - BumRushDaShow 39 min ago #27

Maybe Apple could volunteer to help ICE zip tie some more 4-year olds Blue Owl 42 min ago #26

I believe that Apple screwed up and caved to trump LetMyPeopleVote 22 min ago #29

Well, Tim Cook Has Made The Pilgrimage tonekat 6 min ago #31