{"id":4451,"date":"2016-06-21T12:55:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T04:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/21\/app-that-claimed-to-help-refugees-at-sea-removed-from-app-store-over-reports-its-fake\/"},"modified":"2016-06-21T12:55:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T04:55:52","slug":"app-that-claimed-to-help-refugees-at-sea-removed-from-app-store-over-reports-its-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/21\/app-that-claimed-to-help-refugees-at-sea-removed-from-app-store-over-reports-its-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"App that claimed to help refugees at sea removed from App Store over reports it's fake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An app that claimed to help rescue refugees has been removed from Apple’e App Store following reports that it doesn’t actually work the way its creators claimed.<\/p>\n

The app, called I Sea<\/a>, said it was bringing a “crowdsourced” approach to rescuing refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. But experts who have looked at the app more closely say that its claims are misleading.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Meet the team of refugees set to compete at the Rio Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Created by ad agency Grey Digital, the app was covered widely by many media outlets (including Mashable<\/i><\/a>) last week. The app, developed\u00a0<\/span>in partnership with the\u00a0<\/span>Malta-based NGO\u00a0<\/span>Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), purported to use satellite images to allow users to spot boats that may be in distress.\u00a0<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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