{"id":8030,"date":"2011-03-23T22:10:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T05:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattcastille.com\/me\/?p=8030"},"modified":"2011-03-23T22:10:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T05:10:04","slug":"us-senators-we-want-apps-that-game-dui-checkpoints-taken-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mattcastille.com\/me\/2011\/03\/us-senators-we-want-apps-that-game-dui-checkpoints-taken-down\/","title":{"rendered":"US senators: We want apps that game DUI checkpoints taken down"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US senators: We want apps that game DUI checkpoints taken down | 9 to 5 Mac US senators: We want apps that game DUI checkpoints taken down | Apple Intelligence<\/a>: “If you resort to software to figure out those speed traps, know that your senator is possibly lobbying to ban such programs from mobile bazaars forever. A group of senators took a tough stance on the matter, reports ABC News. The senators call such specialized\u00a0apps\u00a0\u2018nothing but a public safety hazard\u2019.<\/p>\n

Deciding enough is enough, senators Harry Reid, Charles E. Schumer, Frank R. Lautenberg and Tom Udall \u2013 all Democrats \u2013 in a knee jerk reaction sat down and wrote a letter to Apple, Google and Research In Motion.<\/p>\n

They want those checkpoint-dodging programs taken down from Apple\u2019s App Store, Google\u2019s Android Market and RIM\u2019s App World. A mind-boggling excerpt from their letter reads:<\/p>\n

We know that your companies share our desire to end the scourge of drunk driving and we therefore would ask you to remove these applications from your store unless they are altered to remove the DUI\/DWI checkpoint functionality. Senator Schumer\u2019s office even bothered issuing a press release specifically mentioning Trapster and PhantomALERT, iPhone apps that provide users with real-time location information on DUI checkpoints. CNN observes that RIM has apparently complied and yanked Trapster from the BlackBerry App World.<\/p>\n

It makes sense \u2013 to some extent \u2013 that responsible drivers would steer away from gaming the system. If you use smartphone apps to dodge speed traps, this initiative concerns you directly. You know who you\u2019re gonna call to complain? That\u2019s right, your state\u2019s senator!<\/p>\n

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