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Apple Disables Egyptian iPhones' GPS

Posted by timothy on from the just-extrapolate-a-bit dept.

floydman writes "Apparently the Egyptian government is paranoid about its community using GPS devices, to the degree that it demanded Apple remove any GPS functionality from its iPhone 3G. They claim that 'GPS functionality should be limited to military purposes.' Egyptian blogger Ahmed Gabr brought this issue up in another article, and talks about how this does not make sense, since Google maps and the like can be used. I also happen to know for a fact that most of the modern cars in Egypt have built-in GPS systems."

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  1. Egypt and iPhones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I believe that it has nothing to do with GPS and everything to do with the fact that Muslims are closet faggots, and the religious right won't have it as possession and public display of an iPhone just screams, "Hey, look at me! Wow, look at you! Wanna have gay buttsex with me in the Burger King restroom? Maybe afterward we can stone a few girls for having premarital sex! A-Hjalalalu-AKhbar, god willing, my ass is sure sore today!"

    The cognitive dissonance of an opressive religion which happens to call mostly closet-fags as its followers and believers must reign in the emerging flamboyance somehow. This also explains why vehicle GPS is tolerated while iPhag GPS is not. To Egypt's credit, though, they are among the most helpful of the Islamo-savage nations; at least from a Western standpoint.

  2. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Since Egypt is a poor country, claiming that most new cars have gps is ludicrous.

  3. GPS System by nobodylocalhost · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just like TCP/IP Protocol.

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    Where is the "Ignorant" mod tag?
  4. Re:Swell plan by aliquis · · Score: 0, Troll

    You americans is hilarious, stop being so fucking scared.

    Also why would someone who needed a GPS for a rocket buy a frickin' iPhone?

    Also I don't get "should be limited to military purposes", don't they mean the opposite? I guess a GPS is ok as long as you don't attack anything?

    Anyway, yeah right, this will for sure stop all terrorists from getting GPSs! And any chance of them firing rockets!

  5. Re:Swell plan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Puppies are considered haram in Islam.

    http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503547226

    Maybe flowers are haram too. They do bring worldly pleasure, so it's probably a safe bet they're out as well.