Democratic Senators Ask Apple to Remove DUI Checkpoint Apps
A group of Senators is asking Apple to remove from its App Store all apps designed to help drunk drivers avoid checkpoints -- apps that the politicians consider "harmful to public safety."
In a letter, four Senators -- Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Tom Udall (D-NM) -- argued that apps that help drivers avoid speed traps, sobriety checkpoints and police ...
Since the dawn of speed limits, lead-foot drivers and police officers have engaged in a gadget war of radios, radar detectors, and cameras. There is a current service, though, that appeals to both sects. PhantomAlert, a GPS device that pinpoints the locations of speed cameras and traffic light cameras (which snap a shot of a car's license plate as it illegally runs a light), not only has fans ...









