Map: ThinAir Wireless
Of all the applications that Apple (AAPL) has pulled from the iPhone App Store -- and there have been quite a few -- none were as creepy, sad or profitable as Offender Locator.
Launched in early June by ThinAir Wireless, a Houston-based GPS-tracking services company, in both free and $0.99 versions, it displayed the names, addresses, faces and criminal records of registered sex offenders living near you or anyone you know -- or, using GPS data, near whatever street you happen to be driving down.
The app quickly moved into Apple's Top 10 lists, where it caught the eye of the media -- including the Washington Post and ABC News. On Thursday, Aug. 6, the $0.99 version disappeared from the App Store. By Sunday, Aug. 9, it was back.
Here's what happened. More
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