Track Sex Offenders with Offender Locator iPhone App
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The "Offender Locator" application
for iPhone is an application for parents and others to monitor whether
any sexual offenders are located near their area.
ThinAir Wireless has developed this application for iPhone for $0.99.
The
Offender Locator uses the built-in GPS function in iPhone to locate the
user and maps out the sex offenders in that area. If there are any sex
offenders, it will show pins in the map. When you tap on one of the
pins, it will show the photo of the offender, their address, date of
birth and list of convictions.
You can also find the list of sex offenders by clicking any of the
addresses in your iPhone address book or you can enter an address to
find the sex offenders in that area.
According to Telegraph
newspaper there are about 50,000 registered sex offenders in the United
States. For now the application will work only in the U.S.
ThinAir Wireless in their application page in iTunes said the following:
"Offender Locator gives everyone the ability to find out if registered sex offenders live in their area...Knowledge equals safety. They know where you and your family are...now it's time to turn the tables so that you know where they live and can make better decisions about where to allow your kids to play."
The developer said the available
data in the application may not be fully updated. So they should also
check with the local crime enforcement agencies for up-to-date
information.
You can download the application at this iTunes link here.
If you don't have an iPhone you can check similar information on the web using Vision 20/20.
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I think it's only for sex offenders. And they must have a police record or something. If they're sex offenders who isn't caught yet, then they won't be tracked by the phone.
Cool feature, Cgull. :)
Thanks Jill, BeatsMe, it is a good application but sometimes even among them some might be innocent and falsely charged, so there will be a stigma attached. It is sad, 10-15 years ago, children can play freely, now that is not the case.
...I HOPE this is as good as it sounds.
I will be finding out soon.
Thanks Privateeye2500, I will check your Hub.
Wow, what a terrific service they are providing! Thanks for the info!
Thanks Maraiya.
jill of alltrades Level 3 Commenter 2 years ago
Very interesting! Is it only applicable to sex offenders or does it also identify other offenders as well?