A new app developed by students at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Truro campus is being designed to help those targeted by abusers and traffickers. | SaltWire
The NSCC students who are developing the app. Brandon Roy , Juan Roldan and Man Ching Ngi. Brendyn CreamerNova Scotia Community College Juan Roldan, Brandon Roy and Man Ching Ngi are all IT and web development students at NSCC.
Burns further explained the app could also snap a photo of the subject to send to the emergency contact, which can help identify the subject, as well as any threatening parties. This info can then be passed on to the police. “We were doing research on how to get all the functionalities, and it went pretty well,” said Ngi. “It’s going to be a great experience, and the outcome is going to be great.”
“Our stats alone, we have seen a 60 per cent increase in people disclosing that they have been trafficked, or are currently being trafficked and exploited,” said Atwood. “Maybe we could lower those if we could catch it earlier, and this kind of app would definitely help that.
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