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Apple Bans DUI Checkpoint Apps

Posted by timothy on from the knuckling-under-to-the-man dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In late March, four US senators banded together and wrote a letter to Apple asking that they remove apps that alert users as to the whereabouts of DUI checkpoints. Now, Apple has revised its app store guidelines to ban those type of 'illegal' apps."

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  1. Re:Aside from hype, Apple's real policy... by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Informative

    obstruction of justice. that's what they'll get you on.

    there used to be a custom on the road: when you saw a speed trap, you blinked your lights to the oncoming traffic to warn them. this, in many states, can you get cited ;(

    citizens having power SCARES those in charge. (story at 11)

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  2. Re:Aside from hype, Apple's real policy... by Rockoon · · Score: 5, Informative

    50 MPH zone transitioning into a short 35 MPH zone on a straight and level consistently wide road, is for no reason other than to allow the creation of a speed trap so that the town where that 35 MPH zone resides can stick it to people. Yes, I flash my high beams.

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  3. Re:A-PPolice State. by secretcurse · · Score: 5, Informative

    Correction. It is a publicly traded business, owned by private citizens and collectives. A municipally held utility would be an example of a publicly owned business.

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