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Sexy iPhone apps pitched at children

APPLE has come under fire for offering raunchy iPhone applications showing photos of near naked women which are aimed at users as young as 12.

The apps, available via Apple’s popular iTunes Store, allow iPhone owners to view girls wearing skimpy bikinis and lingerie in erotic and suggestive poses. One app, Peek-a-babe, even allows users to undress girls down to their underwear by stroking the screen.

In the application description of a title called “Sexy Hotties Slideshows” it says people can enjoy the “world’s sexiest women wherever you are - at school, in a meeting, on the subway or in the back of a limousine”.

Some of the apps also allow the users to set certain images as their iPhone’s wallpaper, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Australian Family Association spokesman John Morrissey said Apple was “pushing the envelope” by rating many of the titles suitable for ages 12 and up.

“Kids have more freedom with these things (mobile phones) and there’s less chance of supervision if they have them,” he said.

“They’re more likely to have a mobile on them that they can use anywhere at anytime than a laptop. The door is opening wider in terms of kids’ access to materials.”

There are other even raunchier apps aimed at users 17 and over.

Apple does not allow porn or nudity in any of the apps and must approve each one before it is sold.

An Apple Australia spokesperson said customers should contact them if they have any concerns.

[Thanks: http://www.news.com.au]

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