Senators To Apple: Pull iPhone DUI-Check Alerts

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @12:09AM from the tell-us-senator-your-opinion-on-net-neutrality dept.

CWmike writes "Four US senators on Tuesday called on Apple to yank iPhone and iPad apps that help drunken drivers evade police, saying the programs are 'harmful to public safety.' The CEO of the company that makes one such app said the senators' demand was 'a knee-jerk reaction.'" Hugh Pickens points out that "Similar apps are available for the iPhone and RIM. Apple released a set of App Store guidelines in September that spells out what apps are and are not allowed to do. Included on that list of 'don'ts' are 'apps that encourage excessive consumption of alcohol or illegal substances, or encourage minors to consume alcohol or smoke cigarettes.'"

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Re:non-illegal use. by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-23 00:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Damn straight. Sure I could use my TimeStop app to produce Japanese porn, but what I really use it for is to avoid late payment fees on my iPhone service.
I have no point. I just want a TimeStop app.