Microsoft App To Guide Users Away From High-Crime Areas Proves Controversial « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth: “I’m going to be up in arms about it if it happens,” said Dallas NAACP President Juanita Wallace.
Wallace spent her afternoon at a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and said she felt safe there, but fears the app may project otherwise.
“Can you imagine me not being able to go to MLK Blvd. because my GPS says that’s a dangerous crime area? I can’t even imagine that,” she said.
What a ridiculous made-up controversy. Microsoft has every right to market such an app and personally, I wish my GPS devices had that feature. As with most avoidance features on GPS devices, they can be turned on or off depending on your preference so Ms. Wallace has nothing to fear except for maybe driving through a high crime area because she turned that feature off. And as President of the Dallas NAACP, she might feel safe though I'm pretty sure a criminal won't stop to ask her who she works for first.
Seriously, is this something new? Anyone who lives in or around a major a city knows what areas to avoid and they do, without a GPS device's help. Is that discriminatory? No, its just smart.
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