re they are going to be cracking down on this terrible crime.” You, I, and the Buzzed developers know that’s baloney, but I do believe that—as I said above—it’s tougher to object to apps like this. It’s true that DUI checkpoints are often set up as a deterrent, rather than as a way to catch offenders, and perhaps apps like Buzzed do help in that regard. Of course, since Buzzed’s developers say that they are working on “an upgrade that will send you a pop up notification when you enter within a 10 mile radius” of such a checkpoint, I remain doubtful about the purity of their intentions.
Fuzz Alert’s methodology is a bit different fr
om the one Buzzed employs. The app sports a Radar Mode that alerts drivers when they’re close to red light cameras, speed cameras, “live police,” and DUI/DWI checkpoints. To determine how Fuzz Alert gathers that data, I went to its Website, which clearly states:
Fuzz Alert compiles a list of speed traps and other traps based off user input to the iphone application or directly from the fuzz alert website. [sic]
This, to me, is another beast entirely. Apps like DUI Dodger and T
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