India orders panic button on mobile phones amid women's safety fears
26 April 2016 - 17:46
All mobile phones sold in India from January 2017 must have a panic button enabling the user to call for help, the government has said, amid concern for women's safety after a series of violent crimes in recent years. From January 2018, mobile phones must also have a built-in global positioning system (GPS), the ministry of communications and technology said in a statement.
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