Tag Archives: iPhone

”Son of” People Who Clearly WANTED to Get Caught

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Bill Bickel

Okay, maybe this one isn’t quite comparable to this morning’s People Who Clearly WANTED to Get Caught list, but it does involve a criminal activity and a cell phone and Facebook: Katy McCaffrey had her iPhone stolen during a Disney Cruise Line vacation last month. The thief, allegedly a Disney … Continue reading →

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Recovering Your Stolen iPhone — The Hard Way

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Bill Bickel

Last Monday, a New York City woman had her iPhone stolen out of her pocket. Little did the thief know that the device was loaded with the iGotYa app: when he tried to unlock the phone, it took his photo (that’s him on the left — “allegedly,” I guess) and … Continue reading →

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Update: ”Jew or Not Jew” App Pulled From the Market

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Bill Bickel

Friday (September 16), Apple announced it was removing the “Jew or Not Jew” iPhone/iPad app from the French market, in adherence to French law. According to this article it remains available outside of France, including in the United States, though my own search of Apple apps failed to find it. … Continue reading →

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Is the ”Jewish or Not Jewish” App Anti-Semitic? And Would a ”Gay or Not Gay” App Be Homophobic?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Bill Bickel

SOS Racisme, a French anti-racism group, is threatening to sue Apple if they don’t remove an app called Juif ou pas juif — “Jewish or Not Jewish” — from French iPhones, calling it anti-Semitic. The app, a searchable database of famous figures from around the world that simply answers the … Continue reading →

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