People who enjoy drinking and driving probably don’t have much time to download PhantomALERT from the iTunes App Store, because a group of US senators have complained to Apple about apps that alert drivers about DUI checkpoints.
The CEO of the company that makes that app claims it’s completely legal, saying that police often advertise the same checkpoint locations before they’re set up, warning drivers to be careful in certain areas, and never to drink and drive. A police officer in Oregon, according to ComputerWorld, is pretty indifferent to the whole argument. “If things like these apps increase awareness on the part of drivers to slow down and drive to the signs posted and the conditions,” he said, “that helps people stay alert and drive safely.”