A Safety App That Lets Friends Digitally Walk you Home at Night

You’ll never walk home alone again with this app on your smartphone.

The Companion app connects you with friends to let them keep a virtual eye on you as you walk home from the corner coffee shop or take a taxi across town.

Five students at the University of Michigan developed the app that lets users select friends from a contact list, and then texts to them a link to a map. They can then watch as GPS tracks the user’s movement.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/companion-tens-thousands-using-safety-app-that-lets-friends-digitally-walk-you-home-night-1518197