Using Picture Messaging to Protect Yourself
When it comes to protecting yourself, you might not realize just how useful your cell phone could be to you. There is a new free service available called My Mobile Witness, which allows you to store time-stamped pictures and texts for free. If you are in a situation or around people who make you uneasy, snap a quick picture or text a brief message. This is stored in a vault that police would have access to, if something should happen to you.
You will be able to let the threatening individual know that you have a record of their face (or car, etc) and the police will be able to track them down. Messages cannot be retrieved or erased, if that person should get a hold of your phone.
The creators of this service, Scott Bullens and Marcus Anthony, developed it to keep the agents from their real estate firm safe. Each agent had to take a picture of the client they were meeting and send it back to the office.
It has been cautioned that this service is not a replacement for 911.
For more information on how this service works – click here.
