Handsets to have panic button
Posted on: 13/Apr/2016 3:39:28 PM
A notification has been sent to all mobile manufacturers to produce handsets that have a panic button. The move has been made in view of better safety for women. The notification has said that all phones that are manufactured from January 1, 2017 will need to have the panic button.
The panic button will allow the user to long press a set of buttons that will, in turn, send out an alert to family or friends. It will also send out details of the user`s location.
A source has said, This is one of the key projects that will be funded through the Nirbhaya fund set up by the UPA government. For existing phones, talks are underway and a plan is yet to be finalised. We are working towards a software that can be downloaded which will have the same function as the panic button. For those with ordinary handsets, we are talking to manufacturers so that the user can go to a service centre and get the application for free.
