this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2024
295 points (98.0% liked)

Technology

60456 readers
4048 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
technopagan@lemmy.world
295
Mexico tests cellphone app allowing migrants to send alert if they are about to be detained in US (apnews.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by moe90@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world
21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] bassomitron@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is so their relatives know that they're being sucked into the US ICE void. It's a precaution to try and help ensure people don't "disappear" for good. There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of people becoming "mysteriously lost" after being detained by US authorities.

https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2021/8/30/detained-and-disappeared-new-report-documents-hundreds-of-disappearances-in-us-immigration-detention-system

This isn't a Trump/GOP-only problem, but the GOP seem hell bent to make it even worse, so Mexico is preparing for that.

[โ€“] Visstix@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Oh I believe their good intentions, I just worry about people with bad intentions abusing it.