Iphone推新軟件 讓用戶變身政府間諜

It claims to be a handy way to make you a ‘better citizen’ a new app for the iPhone has been condemned by critics who claim it is turning mobile users into a network of government spies。

The PatriotApp links your phone to American security and law enforcement agencies via the Internet and allows you to report anything you want at the touch of a simply pressing the relevant icon, users can sound the alarm for terrorism, ‘suspicious activity’, a health pandemic or an environmental safety $0.99 app, named after the controversial Patriot Act brought in by the U.S. government after 9/11, is designed to ‘encourage active citizen participation in the War on Terror and in Protecting their families and surrounding communities’, its makers Citizen Concepts critics say it is like putting Big Brother in the palm of your hand and could easily be open to abuse by those with questionable agendas。

你相信嗎？一款手機軟件就能讓你變身政府間諜。

這款聲稱“讓公民更好地履行義務”的Iphone軟件已經引起了極大的爭議，它將手機用戶們變成了美國政府的移動間諜網，通過軟件經由互聯網直接與美國安全和執法機構取得聯繫，使用者這一報告任何他想報告的消息。僅需一個按鍵，便可發送恐怖主義行動預警，可疑活動或流行病甚至環境安全方面的信息。這款99美分的軟件以美國政府在911後頒佈的”愛國者法案“爲命，據研發者稱其意圖是“鼓勵公民積極參與打擊打擊恐怖主義和保衛家庭社區安全。”不過有人批評這款軟件爲給不正當的組織提供了可乘之機。

The app works by making a direct link between your phone and law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency。

The software also links up to your Facebook and Twitter page meaning you can post alerts on there if needed。

There are options to report ‘government waste’ and a forum for employee whistleblowers whilst other features include a shortcut to the FBI’s Most Wanted Internet page, in case you think you see a suspect out and zen Concepts claim that the app will allow citizens to record and reports issues of National Security, government waste, white collar crime, workplace harassment, discrimination, and public health concerns。

軟件在與例如聯邦調查局或環境保護署直接聯繫的同時，還會自動更新用戶的社交網絡，發佈警告。如果你撞見了可疑人士，你甚至可以查看 FBI的頭號通緝翻的資料進行比對。研發小組稱軟件爲公民提供了機會，記錄與上報諸如國家安全，政府浪費，商業犯罪，職場騷擾，歧視和公共健康等方面的事項。

But since its announcement, technology bloggers and commentators have savaged the company’s nology blog wrote that it was little more than the launch of the ‘iPhone snitch network’.‘An app like this is meant to solidify the climate of fear in which our leaders want us to exist,’ they Mobilecrunch, Ashley commented: ‘It really does sound like big brother is watching you!’

And on Erin Monda said: ‘While I suppose this level of connectivity would be helpful, I am deeply cautious about what a degree of overzealousness might lead to。

‘It’s not 1984 yet - thankfully - but there may still be cause for concern.’

不過也有不少科技博客主和評論人士對於開發小組的意圖與目的提出了質疑。有網友稱“這樣的軟件知識爲了散步和製造恐怖的氣氛，這樣整迎合了政客的想法。這種感覺便像是隨時有人在監視你一樣。”另一位博客主我認爲保持這樣聯繫程度是有益的，不過我很擔心，就此將引發人們過度的‘頭腦發熱 ‘。儘管有不少方面需要注意，但謝天謝地，現在已經不是1984年了。