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ICEBlock app developer mishandles security vulnerability report, confirming earlier criticism

By

FergusArgyll

8mo ago· 6 min readenOpinion

Summary

The article is a critical follow-up about the ICEBlock app, which allows anonymous reporting of ICE sightings. The author previously called the app "activism theater" due to lack of community input, unverified sightings, and poor security practices. Now, the author reports that after publishing that critique, the app's developer (Joshua Aaron) handled a submitted vulnerability report in the worst possible way — likely dismissing or mishandling legitimate security concerns, further validating the author's original criticism about the app's poor approach to security and privacy.

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ICEBlock handled my vulnerability report in the worst possible way
Joshua Aaron's ICEBlock app... is – unfortunately, and despite apparent good intentions – activism theater
he isn't taking the advice of local community groups, that ICE sightings aren't verified in any way, and that he doesn't know what he's doing when it comes to security and privacy
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Last week, I wrote about how Joshua Aaron's ICEBlock app, which allows people to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5-mile radius, is – unfortunately, and despite apparent good intentions – activism theater. This was based on Joshua's talk at HOPE

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