Carbyne allows dispatchers to pinpoint a callers exact location.

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“The Ring is a trojan horse when it comes to police surveillance.”

The Carbyne system is entirely voluntary, the company emphasizes.

Privacy is a high priority, the company says.

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“To activate our platform, a caller must physically click OK on a text-based message.

Once the consent is received, a session will start.”

“When I called 911, they asked me for my location,” he said.

“I answered that I wasn’t sure because there was only sand around me and no street signs.

It was clear that their inability to pinpoint my location was delaying the process.

Carbyne has alreadyproved usefulin the real world.

To activate our platform, a caller must physically click OK on a text-based message.

The Carbyne system is also helping during the coronavirus pandemic.

Remote monitoring technologies are gaining ground as the coronavirus pandemic winds on.