Amnesty International's Panic Button mobile app
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Tanya O’Carroll, Technology and Human Rights Officer for Amnesty International, was at NetSquared London's July meetup to talk about the Panic Button mobile app. This is her presentation.
Transcript of Amnesty International's Panic Button mobile app
– A mobile alert app for HRDs
What is Panic Button?
The Scenario
How does the app work?
1. Sends message to your three
contacts in an emergency
2. Sends map link with your location every 5 minutes (when GPS is enabled)
How does the app work?
How does the app work?
3. Triggers the alert rapidly and discretely
from the phone’s power button
How does the app work?
4. App is protected with disguise screen
and pin number
How does the app work?
5. Provides checklist for use and security tips online
The Story
@tanyaocarroll
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IDEO Hackathon
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“100 Roses”
Thoughtworks University
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@tanyaocarroll
User research and feedback
@tanyaocarroll
@tanyaocarroll
V.1
V.2
V.3
Building the product
@tanyaocarroll
Beta roll-out and training
@tanyaocarroll
648 challenge participants
50 Designers
150 Human Rights Defenders
20 Developers
Design Challenges!
Concept of the ‘PACT’
"A reminder for all of us using mobile phones for advocacy, ‘Security is a people problem.’ Even with the panic button, we should always keep this in mind.”
Apps don’t protect people. People do.
Apps don’t protect people. People do.
There is no such thing as absolute security.
Apps don’t protect people. People do.
There is no such thing as absolute security.
Your mobile phone - friend or enemy?
![[Panic Away] How to Control Panic Attacks](https://static.fdocuments.in/doc/165x107/55ae079a1a28abc1788b4687/panic-away-how-to-control-panic-attacks.jpg)
![[Panic Away] How to Avoid Panic Attacks](https://static.fdocuments.in/doc/165x107/55ae07841a28abc8788b4660/panic-away-how-to-avoid-panic-attacks.jpg)
