Dedicated apps emerge for OWS protesters

Bloomberg Businessweek. Some developers work alone, while others joined forces at 'hackathons' in New York, San Francisco and Washington DC in mid-October.

Jason Van Anden, a software developer for Tiffany & Co. and Citibank, has released a new app in support of OWS, The Daily Caller reports. 'I'm Getting Arrested' is available for free download from the Android app store.

The app allows users to quickly send a predetermined text message to their emergency contact lists in the event of an arrest. Van Anden, a self-described “artist/technologist”, created the app after one of his friends was arrested while protesting.

Relatively simple in design, the app has received generally positive reviews. One user even identified alternative uses.

A reviewer, who gave the app a poor rating, half-jokingly suggested the protesters should consider a different app altogether:

“Monster.com makes an app to help you look for a job. How about downloading that one instead!”