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iPhone app helps when 9-1-1 is not an option
9-1-1 Technology, Tech | Greg | March 19, 2010 at 7:59 am
A new iPhone app can alert your family and friends of an emergency when you can’t call 9-1-1.
The $3.99 app is called Silent Bodyguard. The app sends an emergency alert and your GPS location about every 60 seconds to the phone numbers and e-mail addresses you list when setting up the application, without alerting onlookers or potential attackers.
The application was created by a mother as a means to keep her kids safe. MSNBC analyst and former FBI chief hostage negotiator and criminal profiler Clint Van Zandt (known for profiling Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber) recently endorsed the application, and the app now links to his LiveSecure.org website.
Read more about this application here.
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