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There’s a new service called TipSoft that allows crime witnesses to seamlessly help police to send anonymous tips via SMS, without revealing its identity to the authorities.
Users send a message to the central number that strips user’s identifying data and forwards it to law enforcement. The anonymity is two way, so if the police want to ask for further details they can only do so by using the service in reverse.
Apparently, the service is already in use by Canadian CrimesStoppers, and the company plans to roll it out in the U.S. later this year and eventually in the UK soon after…
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
