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Siri can't direct you to an abortion clinic
CNN.com ^ | 12/1/11 | John D. Sutter

Posted on 12/01/2011 9:41:30 AM PST by ColdOne

(CNN) -- Siri can help you find drugstores and bars, but the iPhone 4S digital assistant is clueless when it comes to the locations of abortion clinics, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

The advocacy group this week launched an online petition asking people to send e-mails to Apple saying that "if Siri can tell us about Viagra, it should not provide bad or no information about contraceptives or abortion care. Send a message to Apple: Fix Siri."

"Although it isn't clear that Apple is intentionally trying to promote an anti-choice agenda, it is distressing that Siri can point you to Viagra, but not the Pill, or help you find an escort, but not an abortion clinic," the group wrote in a blog post Wednesday. "We're confident that the developers at Apple want to provide iPhone users with accurate information."

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2evil4words; abortion; aclu; babykillers
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To: martin_fierro
Speaktoit Assistant (for Android) does.

Translation: "I finally found something Android does that iPhone doesn't - link maps to local abortion clinics!"

21 posted on 12/02/2011 5:06:21 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

Thanks for the attempted assist, Numbnuts, but I’m pretty capable of expressing myself.


22 posted on 12/02/2011 5:09:50 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

Great, so what what was your supposed point, other than what I spelled out? You have the floor.


23 posted on 12/02/2011 5:15:48 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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