In den letzten Wochen wurden die USA von mehreren gewaltigen Hurrikans heimgesucht. Dabei denken wir an Stürme, die auf den Namen Harvey, Irma oder Maria gehört haben. Nun bittet die FCC Apple, den im iPhone enthaltenen FM Radio Chip zu aktivieren.
Broadcasters are providing information on how to evacuate quickly, where flood waters are raging, how to get out of harm’s way if there’s a tornado or a hurricane,“ said Dennis Wharton, a spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters. „The notion that Apple or anyone else would block this type of information is something that we find fairly troubling.
In recent years, I have repeatedly called on the wireless industry to activate the FM chips that are already installed in almost all smartphones sold in the United States. And I’ve specifically pointed out the public safety benefits of doing so. In fact, in my first public speech after I became Chairman, I observed that ‘[y]ou could make a case for activating chips on public safety groundsalone.’ When wireless networks go down during a natural disaster, smartphones with activated FM chips can allow Americans to get vital access to life-saving information. I applaud those companies that have done the right thing by activating the FM chips in their phones.
Apple is the one major phone manufacturer that has resisted doing so. But I hope the company will reconsider its position, given the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. That’s why I am asking Apple to activate the FM chips that are in its iPhones. It is time for Apple to step up to the plate and put the safety of the American people first. As the Sun Sentinel of South Florida put it, ‚Do the right thing, Mr. Cook. Flip the switch. Lives depend on it.
Apple hat drauf schon geantwortet, dass es nicht möglich sei beim iPhone 7 und 8, weil sie eben keinen Kopfhöreranschluss haben.
Apple verbaut diese Chips überhaupt nicht – wird ihnen aber unterstellt diese wäre drin.. Aber immer erst drauf los stänkern. Hauptsache gegen Apple.