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minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up68·1 year agoIt’s closed source, and the build and publishing pipeline isn’t transparent. For me that makes this no different than a potential ICE honey pot
minus-squarequeueBenSis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agocan’t even find “Joshua Aaron” on linked in or github. feels a little sus. my moneys on honey pot
minus-squarecatty@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agowhich is exactly what this whole ‘meltdown’ frame for the pr hints at. republicans know how to use publicity stunts to get what they want.
minus-squareBloomcole@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoHaven’t followed it much (EU), can you elaborate who did what and what can be done potentially?
minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·1 year agothe honey pot for what? people who don’t like ice? that makes no sense
minus-squarepolyploy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoSecret police would probably have an interest in lists of people downloading an app tracking their movements no? Particularly if it was downloaded to a mobile tracking device they carry with themselves at most times.
minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agono I honestly don’t know how this would help them
minus-squareJandroDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoif they can track those who are against them, it’s easier to eliminate dissidents
minus-squareCascadianGiraffe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoUsing the app becomes obstruction or terrorism. People who do that will also get sent to camps. It seems far fetched but it’s really not. After all, nobody would step to stop either of those things from happening.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoThey could argue that attempting to track ICE is illegal, and all those using the app are to be arrested and tried for their crimes.
It’s closed source, and the build and publishing pipeline isn’t transparent.
For me that makes this no different than a potential ICE honey pot
can’t even find “Joshua Aaron” on linked in or github. feels a little sus. my moneys on honey pot
which is exactly what this whole ‘meltdown’ frame for the pr hints at. republicans know how to use publicity stunts to get what they want.
Haven’t followed it much (EU), can you elaborate who did what and what can be done potentially?
the honey pot for what? people who don’t like ice? that makes no sense
Secret police would probably have an interest in lists of people downloading an app tracking their movements no? Particularly if it was downloaded to a mobile tracking device they carry with themselves at most times.
no I honestly don’t know how this would help them
if they can track those who are against them, it’s easier to eliminate dissidents
Using the app becomes obstruction or terrorism. People who do that will also get sent to camps.
It seems far fetched but it’s really not. After all, nobody would step to stop either of those things from happening.
They could argue that attempting to track ICE is illegal, and all those using the app are to be arrested and tried for their crimes.