Andre Yoskowitz
5 Mar 2010 1:31
Apple has banished a whole new set of apps from the App Store, banning any apps that actively scan for Wi-Fi hotspots.
Apps that use a database of hotspots combined with GPS are still allowed, but many of the most popular "Wi-Fi locators" have been taken down.
One developer, Three Jacks Software, of the popualr WiFi-Where app, was clearly frustrated:
"I find it quite ironic that Apple removes these very handy, very useful apps from the app store when there are so many useless gimick [sic] apps that just pollute the App Store pages."
A few of the other notably banned apps are WiFiTrack, WiFiFoForum, yFy Network Finder, WiFi Get, eWifi, and WiFi Analyzer.