April 27, 2016

India will require physical panic buttons on all mobile phones to prevent violence against women

shutterstock smartphone In a bid to prevent crimes against women, all mobile phones sold in India will be required to have a physical panic button installed by the beginning of next year. Department of Telecommunications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Twitter that the new rule will go into effect in January 2017. When pressed, the panic button will send an alert to police and people chosen by the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch