This sounds a lot like that website where you can enter your password to check if it has been compromised.
If you're talking about have I been pwned, that site is actually legit. They have an API that compares hashes and stuff. I hope this app is legit too, it could save millions of people.
Need a dead man’s switch app for everyone. Miss a switch? Server side alerts your selected contacts that your shit is all fucked up.
Wouldn't that just create a database of targets?
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.
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.
I'd be cautious of reaching for my phone in front of trigger happy cops.
Who said anything about cops? My money is migrant-hunting ~~vigilantes~~ militias. Probably a lot of cops among their ranks tho.
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