For-Profit 911 Cellphone Service Coming to Oakland in February
▻http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2016/01/22/for-profit-911-cell-phone-service-coming-to-oakland-in-february
A company called BlueLight plans to roll out a smartphone app that works as a subscription-based 911 service in Oakland next month. The service cost $20 a year and promises users that when they dial 911 from anywhere in Oakland, the Oakland Police Department will have access to their exact geographic location, making for a faster response. But the app appears to be widening the tech-fueled inequality gap. Will those able to afford smartphones and a BlueLight subscription receive superior emergency services over those who cannot?
