苹果公司在政府的压力下将ICEBlock从App Store移除, 引起了对隐私的担忧。 Apple removed ICEBlock from the App Store under government pressure, sparking privacy concerns.

2025年10月3日, 在司法部的压力下, 苹果将ICEBLock应用程序从App Store移除, Apple removed the ICEBlock app from the App Store on October 3, 2025, following pressure from the Department of Justice, which claimed the app endangered ICE agents. 该应用程序提醒用户注意附近的ICE活动,被隐私倡导者称赞为个人安全的工具。 The app, which alerted users to nearby ICE activity, was praised by privacy advocates as a tool for personal safety. 包括22年的老手Wiley Hodges(Wiley Hodges)在内的前苹果公司执行官批评这一决定,称其背叛苹果公司的隐私原则,这是一个令人不安的先例。 Former Apple executives, including 22-year veteran Wiley Hodges, criticized the decision, calling it a betrayal of Apple’s privacy principles and a troubling precedent. 他们敦促政府要求的透明度,并警告说,屈服于政治压力会威胁公民自由。 They urged transparency about the government’s demands and warned that yielding to political pressure threatens civil liberties. Google也删除了类似的应用程序, Google also removed similar apps, though it did not confirm a formal request. 苹果公司没有回应询问。 Apple has not responded to inquiries.