Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
SAFE TXT service provided by Vodafone and Telecom
SAFE TXT service provided by Vodafone and Telecom
You
might be hitch-hiking, walking home or using a taxi late at
night. Now you can register your whereabouts on a central
database via text message and in the unlikely event that you
go missing, the police can access the information you
recorded.
How does it work?
For TELECOM 025 and 027 users
You send a free text message to 7233 (SAFE) using
your Telecom mobile.
For each text you send to SAFE,
Telecom records the date and time the message was sent, as
well as the mobile phone number and the message
content.
Each message receives an automated response that states:
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