From 2017, all new mobile phones in India will have a panic button for women’s safety
 

From 2017, all new mobile phones in India will have a panic button for women’s safety
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In order to provide emergency assistance to women, all new mobile phones sold in India will need to have a panic button that enables users to make emergency calls from 2017. Further, in-built GPS navigation will be mandatory for all phones from 2018.

See also: India adopts 112 as its 911-like national emergency number


The new rules were an**unced by India's telecom ministry to improve safety for women. While the numeric keys 5 and 9 will be used for panic buttons in feature phones, smartphone manufactures will have to introduce a new button or feature to send emergency alerts. All manufactures, including Apple and Samsung, will have to abide by the new rules. Read more...

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