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Kids these days don't realize how easy they have it. Getting your hands on a [fake ID](http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/va-drivers-licenses-going-black-and-white-to-thwart-counterfeit/) used to be difficult, requiring either skill, daring, dumb luck, or some combination of all three. It was a rite of passage as much as a way to get your hands on booze. Now, there's an app for that.
Or at least there was, until Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) complained to Apple. [DriversEd.com](http://driversed.com/games/drivers-license-iphone-app.aspx) had been offering a free download for iOS devices that allowed users to paste their photo and personal information into a template for each of the 50 state driver's licenses. "We've got every single state," says the description on the company's website, "so make a face, take a picture with friends, and go crazy!"
While the app was designed to be fun, Casey didn't think so. In his letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, he wrote, "I believe this application poses a threat to public safety and national security and I request that you remove it from the App Store immediately."
"License" is no longer available in Apple's App Store.
According to a report by Mac Rumors, this wasn't the first time Apple has been asked to remove the app, which has apparently been available for over two years. "The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License had sent a letter to Apple's Scott Forstall back in April," said the article, "requesting removal of the application. Apple apparently did not, however, respond to that initial request."
Read the entire letter [after the jump](http://www.paklinks.com/2011/12/12/apple-pulls-make-your-own-drivers-licence-app-after-pa-senato/#continued).
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