Thursday, October 13, 2011

I just got arrested -- there's an app





You knew this day was coming. There's a new app for Android: "I'm Getting Arrested”. It’s free on the Android Market.
Of course you would have to pull up the app, open it, and touch the panic button for two seconds all before the police relieve you of your mobile phone, but there are some situations in which you might just have that opportunity. And, hey, did I say it’s free?

You enter the mobile numbers for your crucial contacts, and most importantly your lawyer, and the app sends all of them the same text message, letting them know of your plight, all at the push of one button.

Question: does it also geo-tag your location?

Now we just need an app that also advises you of your rights upon arrest and how to exercise them effectively.

-- Ann Pollak


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