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Only in America: The iPhone 'Patriot App'
Want to report suspicious activity to the government? There's an app for that
posted on December 16, 2010, at 11:22 AM
PatriotApp users can supposedly report environmental and product safety concerns, among other things, directly to the federal government. Photo: patriotapps.com SEE ALL Reposted from Best Opinion: Mobile Crunch, Daily Caller
The story: America's homeland security network now extends all the way to your smartphone. The makers of a new state-of-the-art iPhone app claim that it lets concerned citizens report suspicious activity — from terrorist-like behavior to potential environmental abuse — directly to the federal government at the push of a button. The "PatriotApp" also lets users inspect the FBI's "Most Wanted" list, view the national threat advisory warning, and highlight their concerns via their Facebook and Twitter pages. The app's designers — described as former Department of Homeland Security "insiders" — say it was "founded on the belief that citizens can provide the most sophisticated and broad network of eyes and ears necessary to prevent terrorism."
The reaction: So "this is the world we live in now," says Nicholas Deleon at Mobile Crunch. "This sounds suspiciously like the App intends to create a network of informants," with a hotline to Big Brother in their pockets. Nah, it's just "kind of silly," says Rob Long at The Daily Caller. If you think that there's "some federal office somewhere that will actually respond to a Tweeted-in report of suspicious activity," you're out of your mind. Any would-be patriots who download this are "hilariously naive."
Posted By: Marta Fernandez
Thursday, December 16th 2010 at 11:56AM
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