Wristwatch to Combat Sexual Violence in India

In the wake of a brutal string of gang-rapes of female bus passengers — one in New Delhi and one in Gurdaspur — Indian officials have unveiled a new weapon they’re hoping can help combat violence against women.
Kapil Sibal, minister of information technology, announced last week that the Center Magazine Photoshoot For Development of Advanced Computing, a unit within the Indian government’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology, plans to make a watch that can alert authorities and family members if danger is at hand.
The watch would be equipped with a button that sends a text message to the nearest police station and chosen relatives. A GPS system within the device will help pinpoint…
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