France's Saip emergency smartphone app failed during Nice attack
by Angelique Chrisafis in Nice from Technology | The Guardian on (#1MH11)
App created by French government to warn people of terrorist incidents sent out alert hours after truck attack occurred
The French government has vowed to overhaul its emergency smartphone app designed to alert the public to an ongoing terror attack after it malfunctioned during the attack on Nice.
The government's instant alert app, created after last November's terrorist attacks across Paris and launched last month just before the Euro 2016 football tournament, is supposed to send instant warnings, information and advice directly to people's phones if a bombing, shooting or other terrorist incident happens near them.
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