Official site: https://www.iceblock.app/
The CNN article talks a bit more about privacy issues. This bit caught my eye:
It’s only available on iOS because Aaron says the app would have to collect information that could ultimately put users at risk to provide the same experience on Android.
I would like to see some details about this. Perhaps there’s a way to work around that problem, even if it meant publishing on F-Droid instead of Google Play.
A block chain is a distributed permanent ledger of transactions where any intermediary who claims to provide anonymity is in danger of being compromised and turning instantly into a Honey pot
Tornado Cash is a smart contract. It’s not anything that can be compromised. It’s code. It’s cryptography. Its immutable and can never be altered.
It’s unstoppable short of making using it against the law, and the US government tried that, and lost their court case.
Edit: Just further clarity - Once you deposit money into it, you get cryptographically signed response that says you have the right to withdraw that much money, but the response has no link to you. The money you get back is mixed with millions of other peoples money, and you withdraw someone elses money.