Why are app developers looking out for vulnerable women at the Olympics but the Church isn’t?

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The tech industry shouldn’t be paving the way to keeping women safe; it should be us, says Sally Hope, as she looks into what is available to protect women at the Olympics and Paralympic Games.

The Sorority App claims to be “a solution to keep everybody safe during the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.” Quite a bold claim to make.

The app provides a means for users to send a discreet alert to other users of the app within the same area, should they feel unsafe. When a woman activates the app, on average 10 contacts will be alerted, they can then make contact via messages or use geolocation to find her and keep her company.

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