Fearing US effort to remove him, Maduro urges Venezuelans to snitch via app

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Faced with the prospect of armed conflict with the United States, Venezuela’s government seems to be encouraging citizens to spy on each other by using a revamped mobile application to report suspicious people or activities. The software, called VenApp, was originally launched by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro