Citizen suspends sales of its $350 CZ Smart smartwatch, launched on May 1; review units had extensive issues, including freezing and inaccurate tracking data
The second-generation CZ Smart launched a few months ago. Both the company and reviewers have found serious technical issues.
Citizen launches Protect, a $20/month service that offers access to a Citizen operator and other features, after a 100,000-user beta test
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
Citizen launches Protect, a $20/month service that offers access to a Citizen operator and other features, after a 100,000-user beta test
After months of testing with upwards of 100,000 beta testers, Citizen today is launching its premium Protect offering for all users.
Leaked emails show that Citizen app is testing an on-demand private security service that will respond to “incidents” as requested by app users
Citizen would deploy private security forces at the request of app users, according to documents and sources. — Joseph Cox
A host on “safety alerts” app Citizen falsely accused a man of arson in CA in a broadcast sent to ~860K users, offering $30K for info; Citizen admits mistake
The public safety app's new feature accidentally harked back to its Vigilante roots.
Inside Citizen, a police scanner app whose usage has surged amid BLM protests, as it ponders monetization and continues to tweak its service to address flaws
Boone Ashworth / Wired : Tweets: @kimcrayton1 , @wired , @edzitron , @traceyfutures , @marika_writes_ , and @blackamazon Tweets: @kimcrayton1 : It is my goal to get more folx in TECH to adopt the #ca...
Experts say apps like Nextdoor and Ring's Neighbors give people a false sense that the US crime rate is worsening even as violent crime reaches record lows
Why people are socializing more about crime even as it becomes rarer. — Violent crime in the US is at its lowest rate in decades. Tweets: @nancyleong , @frankpasquale , @ranimolla , @dangillmor , @m...
A profile of Citizen, a crime tracking app that notifies users in NYC, SF Bay Area, Baltimore, and LA when a crime or a major incident is reported near them
John Herrman / New York Times :
A profile of Citizen, a crime tracking app that notifies users in NYC, SF Bay Area, Baltimore, and LA when a crime or a major incident is reported near them
An app called Citizen promises “awareness” of nearby danger. What it provides is more complicated.
How citizen journalists and scholars are using the internet to find Uighur internment and “reeducation” camps and expose the persecution of minorities in China
Sigal Samuel / The Atlantic : Tweets: @sigalsamuel and @ambkcsingh See also Mediagazer Tweets: Sigal Samuel / @sigalsamuel : Citizen journalists and scholars are in a race against time, scouring the ...