Apple Gives ICE 'Blue Lives' Treatment, Ignores Red Stains
According to MSNBC, Apple developed a custom application for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, complete with custom logos and features designed to make their jobs easier, essentially giving the agency a 'Blue Lives Matter' digital red carpet. This 'special treatment' isn't just about PR; it's about embedding a private corporation's tech into the machinery of federal enforcement.
One might wonder when 'Big Tech' will find the time to develop equally sophisticated applications for, say, immigrant defense lawyers, or perhaps aid organizations operating at the border. But then again, there aren't massive government contracts—or future government contracts for other surveillance tech—on the table for those folks. The 'social responsibility' memo apparently only applies when it
doesn't interrupt the profit margins of facilitating border enforcement, a multi-billion dollar industry that benefits directly from technologies like those Apple so generously provides.