Today we talk about the concept of a panic button both online and “offline.”

I was sent this article about Facebook installing a ‘panic button’ for children. The article appeared in Yahoo News and tells of Facebook piloting a “panic button” that will allow kids to click it when they think they see suspicious behavior.

Online panic buttons are only 1/3 of the battle

The implications here are optimistic and I can see that perhaps the the most common use for this would be someone else reporting what they think is suspicious behavior relating to another user who may be a potential victim of an online sex offender. The reason I say this is that, as in the article, the victims of online sex offenders usually don’t know that they are victims until its too late and they are already physically in the clutches of a violent offender.

While SafeKidZone is all for any form of child protection measure we still have to ask the question of “how does this work in real life?” That is, although the prevalence of online sex offenders is pretty big, the hard fact is that it’s a lot harder for a sex offender to get to your kid online than it is for him to get him when s/he’s out for a jog, or walking home from school. The hard fact is that all sex offenses happen in person. It’s one thing for an offender to type messages to your kid, but it’s a whole other terrible ballgame when that kid meets up in person with that offender.

So let’s say that the Facebook panic button doesn’t do its job and your child finds him/herself setting up a meeting with an online sex offender and actually meeting them. What can they do when they’re in imminent danger? Hit the “offline” SafeKidZone Panic Button, that’s what. Not only will the panic button send a message to a kid’s safety network that they are in trouble but it also has the ability to alert 911 and give real GPS coordinates to emergency responders no matter where your child is. The SafeKidZone panic button is ALWAYS there for you and your family whether you’re at the computer or out and about and that’s a true comprehensive safety measure.

I’m also happy to announce that SafeKidZone is now officially fully 911 routing capable! That means you can be sure that 911 will be there for you in an emergency that calls for help from the professional heroes at our 911 dispatch centers!

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