offender locator removed – Gadget Teaser https://www.gadgetteaser.com Tracking the gadget and tech revolution Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:25:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Sex Offender App Is Back https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/08/11/sex-offender-app-is-back/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:25:52 +0000 https://www.gadgetteaser.com/?p=1685 This is getting a little absurd. The latest in a string of controversial apps in the app store, Offender Locator, has somehow made it back into the App Store today. You’ll recall, no doubt, that the was pulled, supposedly because it violates several states’ laws regarding selling personal information for profit, whether those people are […]

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]]> Offender Locator in action.This is getting a little absurd. The latest in a string of controversial apps in the app store, Offender Locator, has somehow made it back into the App Store today. You’ll recall, no doubt, that the was pulled, supposedly because it violates several states’ laws regarding selling personal information for profit, whether those people are sex offenders or not.

Well now that same app is back, available for the original $.99. This just throws more fuel on the speculative fire with regard to Apple’s approval process. Why in god’s name would they pull the app, just to throw it back up? Seemingly nothing has changed, including the major issue, which is the price. Had the developer cut the price out, there would be no question, and they could probably still make loads of money from advertisements. At this point I just want someone to step up and tell us what the hell is going on. Pretty sure that someone won’t be anyone from Apple.

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]]> Offender Locator Officially Pulled https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/08/10/offender-locator-officially-pulled/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:22:38 +0000 https://www.gadgetteaser.com/?p=1682 Remember Offender Locator, the app that asked you to pay to search for registered sex offenders in your area? Apparently Apple realized the app was on the south side of reason (and legality for that matter) and pulled the app. Offender Locator had been one of the Top 10 paid apps during its stay in […]

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]]> Offender Locator app.Remember Offender Locator, the app that asked you to pay to search for registered sex offenders in your area? Apparently Apple realized the app was on the south side of reason (and legality for that matter) and pulled the app. Offender Locator had been one of the Top 10 paid apps during its stay in the App Store.

The application developers are apparently planning to sue Apple over the removal, but I’m not sure what exactly they’re after. The law is pretty clear on this matter for most states – you can’t sell personal information for profit, regardless of just how sketchy they might be. If anyone’s within their rights to sue, it’s the sex offenders exploited for the developer’s profits. Imagine the uproar that could cause. Sex offenders sue for a couple million bucks and win, all because some idiot took a free system that has its public uses and tried to turn a buck.

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