Why is the Ethical Consumer Group working with Outware Mobile on the Shop Ethical! iPhone app?
There has been some criticism that the Shop Ethical! app developer Outware Mobile also produces gambling related apps. It is true that Outware Mobile have produced an iphone app for the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, commissioned by News Limited. Outware Mobile point out that ‘SuperRacing app is not a gambling app but rather a form guide to the spring racing carnival races. Apple does not allow gambling apps into the appstore’. There is sure to be a wide range of opinion as to whether the SuperRacing app is ‘ethical’ or not. We are not big fans of the horsies, or the pokies, or News Limited for that matter. However we decided to proceed with the iphone development, knowing about this previous work and viewing it in the light of the full range of Outware Mobile’s work, much of which has had a strong focus on providing useful empowering information. Examples include the RiderLog app for Bicycle Victoria and the Snap Send Solve app that lets you proactively report issues to your local
