Tuesday, April 26, 2016

India orders ‘panic button’ for mobile phones in bid to protect women

India orders 'panic button' for mobile phones in bid to protect women

Mobile phones sold in India will be required to have a “panic button” after Jan. 1, part of the government’s efforts to address women’s safety in a country where incidents of reported rape continue to rise. “It's a game changer,” Maneka Gandhi, the minister of women and child development, told reporters Tuesday. The country’s department […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/04/26/india-orders-panic-button-for-mobile-phones-in-bid-to-protect-women/

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