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Autoblog reports that Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines to prohibit the inclusion of DUI checkpoints in all its iOS (operating system) apps.
Last week at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple issued a statement that included the following updated terms: Apps that contain DUI checkpoints that are not published by law enforcement agencies, or encourage and enable drunk driving, will be rejected."
The update comes shortly after some U.S. Senators sent letters of concern to Apple and other smartphone manufacturers, in which they asked those companies to remove all apps that would alert driving users to DUI checkpoints.
Clearly, smartphone makers are jumping on the good PR bandwagon, but there is a greater problem with programs that identify law enforcement activity and speed traps: they're usually crowd-sourced, which means users are able to submit checkpoints without app developers knowing the checkpoints are being identified.
Still, it's a good start.
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