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Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from app store

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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple says its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar platforms from the app store last year was prompted by concerns — including those raised by the Trump administration — about agent safety following a fatal shooting that left two detainees dead at a Dallas Im…

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    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple says its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar platforms from the app store last year was prompted by concerns — including those raised by the Trump administration — about agent safety following a fatal shooting that left two detainees dead at a Dallas Im…

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