IMO Says Smartphone Apps to Reach Rescue Authorities 'Put Lives at Risk'
Certain smartphone apps that rely on email as a form of notification to search and rescue authorities "may put lives at risk," the International Maritime Organization said in a letter on behalf of its members. The IMO suggested governments review…
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their approach to the apps, it said. It also suggested governments consider measures to discourage their use. The IMO suggested governments contact app providers to make sure their countries are included in a notification indicating distress messages by email won't be received by search and rescue authorities. It may be possible for these type of apps to be made compatible with existing global and national search and rescue arrangements, it said.