Last week we let you know that the Sex Offender Locator app was made available on the App Store. Today, however we were notified that Apple has officially taken the app off the store.

We don’t have official confirmation as to why the app was pulled but TechCrunch lets us know that in California it is illegal to sell one’s personal information for profit, sex offender or not. Regardless, rumors are circulating that the app’s developers plan on sueing Apple over the whole thing.

We’ll keep you updated as this story unfolds.

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Here’s something that every iPhone carrying soccer mom is sure to have — It was recently announced that the Offender Locator app has been released to the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch.

All this app does is use GPS to find your location and then pinpoint on a map exactly where registered sex offenders are in the vacinity.

Alternatively you can punch in an address (or add one from your contacts) and it will show sex offenders around that location.

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If this app is to be hailed, it maybe be better than carrying any form of firearms today. We all know the world out there offers a lot of potential threats and the need to have some form of protection exists. And you may be surprised that your iPhone may be a good weapon in a manner of speaking when you find yourself in unfamiliar territories.

The WatchOut! iPhone application, which enables consumers to search any given area for registered sex offenders based on location or specific name, officially launches today. The WatchOut! application features an easy-to-use interface that enables users to identify dangers around them by searching for registered sex offenders by zip code or by name.

The program also allows the user to determine where the highest concentrations of offenders live by plotting the locations on a map. The WatchOut! application is perfect for parents of young children, people who are planning to move to a new area, those who are in the dating scene and anyone else who is interested in knowing who is nearby in order to be safer.

You can download the app here.

(Source) Press

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