New app Metadata+ tells you whenever a drone strike kills somebody overseas. Working by pulling data from the UK’s Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the app plots the location of each strike on a map, and then sends a push notification…
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Your iPhone Can Now Alert You Every Time The U.S Launches A Drone Attack 0
February 12th at 3:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinions
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After 5 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes 2
February 8th at 5:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsPersistence, it turns out, does pay off. After rejecting it five times, Apple has finally approved an app that tracks every U.S. drone strike and sends a push notification to users every time a flying robot carries out a deadly mission around the world. Josh Begley, the data artist and developer who made the app, finally got through Apple's careful approval process on Friday, more than a year and a half after the first rejection by the company's App Review Team.