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CELL 411FOR IPHONE AND ANDROID PHONES

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INITIAL OBSERVATIONSInitial Observations

‣ Developer lists the app is a way for people to organize themselves in order to manage and respond to emergencies.

‣ We found other uses for the app which may pose a threat to law enforcement officers and civilians

‣ If used for unlawful or antagonistic purposes by activists, demonstrators or anti-law enforcement personnel, such as “cop blockers.”

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LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCERNSOnce opened, users have alerting options, such as:

‣ I am pulled over

‣ I am CopBlocking

‣ Police arrest

‣ Stuff on Fire

‣ Criminal Activity

‣ Live Video

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LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCERNSA second screen appears allowing the user to select who they would like to inform, such as:

Public Cells - These are groups of people the user selects, such as neighborhoods, certain friends, gangs, etc.

Global Alert - Notify anyone with the app installed on their phone with the “Patrol Mode” activated and within 50 miles of your location will be notified.

All Friends - Notify all of your friends, which may include the global alert.

After making the selection, the user has the opportunity to add a note and send it out to other users of the app.

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OUR REVIEW

We selected the option, “I am pulled over,” selected the “Global Alert” option and pressed send. We immediately received a notification on our screen that 100 users had been notified.

Within seconds, received other users sending us messages, such as whether they could help or not, and what their ETA to the traffic stop would be.

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LIVE STREAM VIDEO ALERT

After we cleared the messages, a pop-up alert appeared on our screen in red, asking us if we wanted to stream video to everyone on the app.

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THE OPTIONS SCREENUsers have the options to have the following options activated when using the app, such as:

New Public Cell Alert - Users will receive an alert whenever a new public cell is created by the user’s location. Users are required to turn on their location updates.

Patrol Mode - Also using location updates, this will notify the user of any Cell 411 alerts within the “patrol radius” specified by the user, which is up to 50 miles.

Social Media Sharing - This option allows the user to share the alert on their social media accounts.

Dispatch Mode - This allows the user to pick a custom location whenever issuing an alert.

Delete Video Option - Turning this feature on will enable the fake delete button on video alerts in the Alerts tab.

Location Updates - This causes your location to be updated on the device. Presumably, this would update other users as to if the arrested user was being transported to jail or another location.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SCREEN

‣ According to the app, if the user is in an encounter with the police, and they need a quick reminder about what their constitutional rights are, the user simply needs to tap on the icon on the lower left side of the map, which will pull up a document with 5 tips.

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WHO SHOULD BE CONCERNED - LAW ENFORCEMENT‣ Patrol officers

‣ Traffic officers

‣ Narcotics officers

‣ Gang officers

‣ SWAT Teams

‣ Prisoner transport officers

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WHO SHOULD BE CONCERNED - CIVILIANS‣ Business Owners - Riots, looting

‣ People in need of assistance - Do you KNOW the responders?

‣ Vehicle Trouble or Medical Emergency - Legitimate responders?

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SCREEN

‣ You can become your worst enemy

‣ We have a right to remove anything which can be used as a weapon against us

‣ #2 is correct

‣ #3 - Again, you can be your worst enemy

‣ #4 - Many of us ask even if we don’t need to

‣ #5 - Not correctly worded

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