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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Inspires 'I'm Getting Arrested' Android App

Got cuffed in Zuccotti Park? It's never been easier to let your friends and family know that you've been arrested, thanks to a handy app called “I'm Getting Arrested” for Android.


The app was developed with the protestors in mind, reports CNET. (“Inspired by a real Occupy Wall Street incident. Free to the other 99%,” the app's developer, Quadrant 2, writes on the Android Market's site.) The app allows users to send messages in a flash to friends, family, and “your lawyer,” by creating a custom message beforehand with a set of contacts ready to go. So during your arrest following a demonstration in Times Square, you can quickly tap the bull's-eye on the app to notify everyone about your whereabouts.


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought they were against corporations? They have andriod phones? Isn't the Android operating system a Google product and the phones made, marketed and sold by major corporations? Hmmmm?

Anonymous said...

I think more precisely they are against corporate influence in our political process.

That app is funny. I can see where something like that could be useful in other situations, too.