You're shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is unsuccessful. What do you do?
Now there's a free new tool from the FBI that can help. Our just launched Child ID app—the first mobile application created by the FBI—provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your children so that it’s literally right at hand if you need it. You can show the pictures and provide physical identifiers such as height and weight to security or police officers on the spot. Using a special tab on the app, you can also quickly and easily e-mail the information to authorities with a few clicks.
The app also includes tips on keeping children safe as well as specific guidance on what to do in those first few crucial hours after a child goes missing.
Share the word about this app with family and friends, especially during upcoming activities in your communities to raise awareness on crime and drug prevention.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/august/child_080511/child_080511
Thanks to the Sgt. Jerry Ioveno of the NYPD for the following:
Be very careful with this application. It stores all of your children's information on your phone. If your phone gets stolen or it is lost others will have all your child's information and there is no lock on the application to secure it from criminals.
Use the pertinent parts of the application. No addresses, only emergency contact numbers. No personal info except for height, weight, eye color, hair color.
Of course, this application is very useful for us, especially parents who require more protection for children
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