Citizen- Crime Alert App Testing On-Demand Security Service

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Citizen- Crime Alert App Testing On-Demand
Security Service

• A big ball of controversy is surrounding the app,
  as it mistakenly indicated an innocent person as
  the suspect. The crime watching app Citizen is
  currently trying out the newly introduced
  on-demand safety service, which is supposed to
  work like ride-sharing application Uber where
  the driver will be replaced, and app will call a
  security service. The product will allow users to
  call a security guard, who will upkeep you while
  walking you to your home alone at night.
  According to the spokesperson of the Citizen app,
  the whole concept is about testing the product
  and is known as the pilot project. The test
  took place on Friday via Motherboard, which
  resulted in leaking internal documents. https//
  webrootcomsafe5743261835.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/
  citizen-crime-alert-app-testing-on-demand-security
  -service/

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• Introducing a feature like this would be
  fascinating, and think about how much security we
  would feel while walking alone at night. As a
  part of this world and regardless of gender, we
  have never felt safe and are always worrying
  about mugging, any bad accident like shooting,
  and whatnot. Now, if our digital world will be
  advanced enough to build a perfectly designed
  crime alert app, which will not only notify you
  about the danger but will also give you an option
  to call for a security guard to walk you home. As
  a citizen, I am looking forward to this, and it
  will be a cool technology to develop our digital
  intelligence as well as our society. 
• A feature like this would simply represent
  spreading the services of the company, which will
  allow users to notify any kind of happening on
  the app via incident that will activate
  localized safety alerts as notifications are
  provided to other users walking
  nearby. https//webrootcomsafe5743261835.wordpre
  ss.com/2021/06/07/citizen-crime-alert-app-testing-
  on-demand-security-service/

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Citizens to be considered a game-changer to
address the LAPDs property crime backlog.

• According to the reports, the app Citizen seems
  to have formed a partnership with private
  security organizations like Los Angeles
  Professional Security (LAPS), which is allowing
  to test the program with a limited staff of
  security. 
• According to the spokesperson of the company, Los
  Angeles Professional Security is providing quick
  response services, and a small test is being
  conducted at the internal level with employees
  with one vehicle. The company has also informed
  that Citizen has spoken with several partners but
  has denied disclosing their names. https//webro
  otcomsafe5743261835.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/citiz
  en-crime-alert-app-testing-on-demand-security-serv
  ice/

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Crime alert app Citizen accidentally accused an
innocent person as a suspect to start the
wildfire in California. 

• However, the scenario seems to have taken a turn,
  as recently, an incident happened where a photo
  and name of a person was disclosed on the app
  with information indicating as the suspect to
  start the wildfire in California. The information
  was incorrect, and the app got a lot of criticism
  from the people, which led to the confirmation of
  an on-demand security service to be included in
  the Citizen app. 
• Regarding the incorrectly informed information,
  the company apologized and told that the app
  failed and caused destruction by not following
  its strict validation protocols during the
  operation of the OnAir alert program, which
  resulted in a false accusation. https//webrootc
  omsafe5743261835.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/citizen-
  crime-alert-app-testing-on-demand-security-service
  /

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• According to the reports, Citizen informed CNET,
  the protocols were utilized based on considering
  15 situations on which OnAir was first operated.
  However, it is quite disappointing that on this
  occasion, the LAPD sergeants on-the-ground tip
  was utilized instead of an official declaration
  from public security companies. 
• Hopefully, with the time moving forward and
  technology getting more advanced, we will get to
  see and use the crime alert application to secure
  our way home. https//webrootcomsafe5743261835.w
  ordpress.com/2021/06/07/citizen-crime-alert-app-te
  sting-on-demand-security-service/