The Law Enforcement Social Media Podcast and COPS on Blab discuss one of the latest iPhone and Android apps which may be an officer safety concern for law enforcement officers in America, and possibly world wide.

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5. CELL 411
FOR IPHONE AND ANDROID PHONES

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INITIAL OBSERVATIONS
Initial Observations
‣ Developer lists the app is a way for
people to organize themselves in order
to manage and respond to emergencies.
‣ We found other uses for the app which
may pose a threat to law enforcement
officers and civilians
‣ If used for unlawful or antagonistic
purposes by activists, demonstrators or
anti-law enforcement personnel, such as
“cop blockers.”

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LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS
Once opened, users have alerting
options, such as:
‣ I am pulled over
‣ I am CopBlocking
‣ Police arrest
‣ Stuff on Fire
‣ Criminal Activity
‣ Live Video

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LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS
A second screen appears allowing the user to
select who they would like to inform, such as:
Public Cells - These are groups of people the
user selects, such as neighborhoods, certain
friends, gangs, etc.
Global Alert - Notify anyone with the app
installed on their phone with the “Patrol Mode”
activated and within 50 miles of your location
will be notified.
All Friends - Notify all of your friends, which may
include the global alert.
After making the selection, the user has the
opportunity to add a note and send it out to
other users of the app.

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OUR REVIEW
We selected the option, “I am pulled over,” selected the “Global Alert”
option and pressed send. We immediately received a notification on our
screen that 100 users had been notified.
Within seconds, received other users sending us messages, such as
whether they could help or not, and what their ETA to the traffic stop
would be.

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LIVE STREAM VIDEO ALERT
After we cleared the messages, a
pop-up alert appeared on our screen
in red, asking us if we wanted to
stream video to everyone on the app.

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THE OPTIONS SCREEN
Users have the options to have the following options activated when using the app, such as:
New Public Cell Alert - Users will receive an alert whenever a new public cell is created by the
user’s location. Users are required to turn on their location updates.
Patrol Mode - Also using location updates, this will notify the user of any Cell 411 alerts within the
“patrol radius” specified by the user, which is up to 50 miles.
Social Media Sharing - This option allows the user to share the alert on their social media
accounts.
Dispatch Mode - This allows the user to pick a custom location whenever issuing an alert.
Delete Video Option - Turning this feature on will enable the fake delete button on video alerts in
the Alerts tab.
Location Updates - This causes your location to be updated on the device. Presumably, this would
update other users as to if the arrested user was being transported to jail or another location.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SCREEN
‣ According to the app, if the user is
in an encounter with the police,
and they need a quick reminder
about what their constitutional
rights are, the user simply needs to
tap on the icon on the lower left
side of the map, which will pull up a
document with 5 tips.

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WHO SHOULD BE CONCERNED - LAW ENFORCEMENT
‣ Patrol officers
‣ Traffic officers
‣ Narcotics officers
‣ Gang officers
‣ SWAT Teams
‣ Prisoner transport officers

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WHO SHOULD BE CONCERNED - CIVILIANS
‣ Business Owners - Riots, looting
‣ People in need of assistance - Do you KNOW the responders?
‣ Vehicle Trouble or Medical Emergency - Legitimate responders?

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SCREEN
‣ You can become your worst enemy
‣ We have a right to remove anything
which can be used as a weapon against
us
‣ #2 is correct
‣ #3 - Again, you can be your worst
enemy
‣ #4 - Many of us ask even if we don’t
need to
‣ #5 - Not correctly worded

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