7-29-2009 National:
To the list of items that can be easily located with an iPhone (pizza joints, coffee shops, nearby friends), here’s one addition that might surprise you: sex offenders.
Top-Selling iPhone App: Sex Offender Locator
Another company profiteering from former sex offenders, using a fear-mongering technique. Contrary to the marketing claim that it will "Locate Sex Offenders," this product WILL NOT DO THAT, but what it will do is tell you where FORMER sex offenders (registrants) sleep and possibly where they work or go to school. Where they are at other times is unknown.
The product WILL NOT locate sex offenders because sex offenders are not registered, they are out committing sex offenses. This product uses wordsmithing to con the public into buying its services. The marketing is good and it fools the public into a false sense of security, as does the latest laws passed by lawmakers.
Launched in June, the Offender Locator iPhone application lets users view registered sex offenders living in their area.
Launched by ThinAir Wireless, a GPS-tracking and wireless monitoring company, the Offender Locator iPhone application lets users view registered sex offenders living in their area.
The app comes in free and paid versions, but after nearly two months in the App store, the 99-cent application is among the ten best-selling paid apps. Amid the games and entertainment applications, Offender Locator has grabbed the sixth spot on the list.
The company says the app is one part of its suite of “Peace of Mind” products (other services include a GPS tracking system for teenagers and an alert system that sends subscribers real-time text messages from government agencies about weather and emergency situations). ..Source.. by The Weiss Report
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