A women's safety app that its developers say 'shouldn't have to exist' has surged to the top of the download charts in the wake of Sarah Everard's murder. WalkSafe has attracted more than 300,000 downloads within a week, becoming the number one free app on Apple's iOS and entering the top 10 on Android. They will be sent the user’s location if they stop tapping their phone for more than a certain period of time, the team said. Users can also check in with others and let the app send an automatic notification to friends when they have reached their destination. 'It’s easy to forget to message people when you’ve made it home safely,' app developers explained, when discussing this feature.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2021 16:55 UTC