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April 2, 2011 09:26 pm GMT
Imagine you are a pro-democracy protester on the streets of a repressive government. You've got your cellphone and you are messaging your friends. In the crowd near you, the police start making arrests. Fearing the government will confiscate your phone and investigate your contacts, you push a "panic button" on your phone. It deletes the contacts in your address book and sends out an alert. Such an app wasn't readily available so the U.S. State Department, acting as a venture capitalist, decided to build one.The State Department tells TechCrunch government funded work is underway to build an Android version of this "panic button" app. No release date has been set. Another version designed to work on low-cost Nokia phones, more common in the developing world, is being considered. No iPhone app is planned for now.
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State Department Builds A Panic Button App
Imagine you are a pro-democracy protester on the streets of a repressive government. You've got your cellphone and you are messaging your friends. In the crowd near you, the police start making arrests. Fearing the government will confiscate your phone and investigate your contacts, you push a "panic button" on your phone. It deletes the contacts in your address book and sends out an alert. Such an app wasn't readily available so the U.S. State Department, acting as a venture capitalist, decided to build one.The State Department tells TechCrunch government funded work is underway to build an Android version of this "panic button" app. No release date has been set. Another version designed to work on low-cost Nokia phones, more common in the developing world, is being considered. No iPhone app is planned for now.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vSZW26dWp_Q/
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