Is it seriously your working model of police that they’re frequently given lists of people who download apps and instructed to kill them? That’s how you believe policing works?

I know the BLM astroturfing had a profound effect on the rest of the internet, but it’s disappointing to see such a skewed version of reality presented here on HN.

I just downloaded the app. Bring on the marauders. If they end up blasting me, you can start a charity in my honor, Vogt.

So you think the police will kick down the door of the 50,000 people who downloaded the app?

Google isn't some app designed for criminals, so no.

> Is Apple a co-conspirator then

Probably not? Is doing something that is likely aiding in a crime, but that you don't know for certain is, enough to make you a co-conspirator? Does it change if you do it frequently enough that you're sure you've aided in a crime a fair number of times? I think not, but I'm not sure what the relevant legal standards are.

> What about the people who did app review

Even less likely than Apple, and even if it's technically illegal it would be a good exercise of prosecutorial discretion to not charge them.

The word "probably" here is in the context of probable cause, which (as we all know) is a criminal law standard. The commenter is not suggesting that a download should be enough to face charges, but that it would be enough for law enforcement to investigate you.

You should investigate them at least. There's no harm in shining a little light on how purely criminal app got approved to be in the walled garden. And maybe some money to be forfeitured there as well.