The FBI has just released its first actual mobile app, geared toward helping parents cope with their worst nightmare — a missing child. Often called Child ID, the applying allows users to store their kid’s photos and identifying information directly on their handsets, making it easier to offer authorities with vital data whenever the infant disappears. Parents may additionally use the tool to dial 911 or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children with the faucet of a button, and may instantly e-mail their child’s details to cops, because of a dedicated tab. In fact, some may feel uncomfortable with keeping such personal information stored on a smartphone, however the Bureau insists that not one of the data can be collected or shared without authorization — and they are pretty good at keeping secrets. For now, Child ID is out there just for iPhone, though the FBI plans to expand it to other mobile devices inside the near future. Interested iOS users can download it for themselves, on the iTunes link below.
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