As any smartphone owner will tell you, the number of applications available is mind-boggling. Some help anticipate and avoid traffic jams (yay!), others generate fart sounds (what??).
When it comes to questionable apps, those that encourage illegal behaviour on the road pose a real problem. Fortunately, BlackBerry users won't get that help anymore.
Research In Motion will soon remove from their online store applications that aim to help reckless drivers evade DUI checkpoints, speed traps and red-light cameras.
These various apps pinpoint police enforcement zones through user-submitted information that connects to GPS data, allowing offenders to take a different route and escape legal consequences.
On Tuesday, four U.S. senators sent a letter to smartphone manufacturers Research in Motion, Google Inc. and Apple Inc. asking them to remove these apps from their online store. Right now, RIM is the only one that complied.
Source: The Detroit News
When it comes to questionable apps, those that encourage illegal behaviour on the road pose a real problem. Fortunately, BlackBerry users won't get that help anymore.
Research In Motion will soon remove from their online store applications that aim to help reckless drivers evade DUI checkpoints, speed traps and red-light cameras.
These various apps pinpoint police enforcement zones through user-submitted information that connects to GPS data, allowing offenders to take a different route and escape legal consequences.
On Tuesday, four U.S. senators sent a letter to smartphone manufacturers Research in Motion, Google Inc. and Apple Inc. asking them to remove these apps from their online store. Right now, RIM is the only one that complied.
Source: The Detroit News