If a user marks themselves as safe, the countdown is deactivated. The app also has a timer function that enables users facing a potentially dangerous meeting or situation to set a specific countdown. The recordings are not stored on the user's phone but on cloud-based secure servers for future use as evidence. A user's emergency contacts can access these recordings in real time. It also activates the phone’s camera and microphone to capture evidence. It tracks the users' precise location in real-time so that if they activate an alert, the app pinpoints a location and sends details to a user's chosen emergency contacts. The app acts as a discreet panic button that can be activated in stealth mode by shaking it or tapping it without indicating to those around that a user is on their phone. "I hope that this app, along with the other Safer Streets measures in place, will lead to a greater sense of safety and wellbeing among the residents of Warsop, particularly women and girls."Īnyone can download the basic Hollie Guard app free from the App Store or Google Play. "For those who feel more vulnerable and need additional support, the Extra version will give them peace of mind that there is somebody available in times of need. I would encourage anyone who feels they need help to stay safe to download this app. Anyone interested should email Holder for Wellbeing, Health, and Safer Communities, Councillor Angie Jackson, said: "This technology is available at your fingertips. ![]() The remaining free subscriptions of the Extra app will be available for one year on a first-come, first-served basis to residents in the Warsop area. Of the 200 funded subscriptions, 26 have already been distributed to residents, and 40 have been transferred to domestic abuse charity Women's Aid. It gives users 24/7 access to a professional police-approved monitoring team who can send help if required. Now, funding has been allocated to allow 200 residents in the Warsop area a year's free access to Hollie Guard Extra, an enhanced paid-for version of the free-to-download Hollie Guard phone app. The initiative is part of a major Safer Streets scheme that has already seen new CCTV cameras installed in Warsop and focuses on helping women and girls feel safer.
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