Political activist and Donald Trump confidante Laura Loomer tweeted Tuesday night that a U.S. Army Research Lab scientist and adjunct instructor is behind an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracking app called Red Dot, and that he should be investigated and fired.
Such apps have come under fire in the past week after federal officials claimed the gunman who targeted ICE agents in a deadly shooting in Dallas last Wednesday used a similar app to track agents. Several such tracking apps are available in the Apple App Store, claiming to track real-time ICE activity.
Red Dot describes itself in the App Store as “a community-driven safety tool that helps protect immigrant communities through real-time ICE activity reporting and alerts.” Its creator is listed as Binary Brains LLC, which Loomer tracked back to the ARL scientist based on Florida business records, which show a Binary Brains, LLC registered to Nicholas Waytowich, who lives in Baltimore and is listed as its CEO.
The Baltimore Sun independently verified the records, though it is unclear if this is the same Binary Brains that developed the app. There are multiple businesses and groups that use Binary Brains in their name.