New iPhone panic alarm backed by Suzy Lamplugh Trust

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An ingenious new iPhone panic alarm app has been launched by Legal & General, and supported by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, set up in the memory of the estate agent abducted on a viewing and later killed.

The app, which is free for iPhone users to download, could be a very useful personal security tool for agents out and about on their own.

The Legal & General panic alarm is simple to download and activate. In the event of trouble, the prominent Panic button that is displayed on the iPhone screen can be pressed or the phone shaken to emit an ear-shattering alarm to shock and disorientate a potential attacker.

This gives the alarm user vital seconds to get away, as well as attracting attention so an attacker thinks twice about following through a possible attack.


The application also has a facility that will automatically call a nominated SOS number from the user’s address book. The person on the other end of the call is able to hear what is going on and so summon assistance, if necessary.  

A PIN code set by the user means that if the attacker grabs the phone they will not be able to cancel the alarm and change the application settings or see details of the SOS contact.


www.legalandgeneral.com/panicalarm


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