Application Screenshot SAIP the Interior Ministry – Ministry Interior

in the aftermath of the bombing in Nice, the free application” alert attack “the government is criticized for its slowness. While the attack began shortly after 22:30, this application has sent a notification to 1:34, according to a journalist from 20 Minutes and several screenshots on Twitter. About three hours after the start of the infernal trip of the truck in Nice, killing at least 84 people

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Launched on the occasion of the Euro 2016 football, this application, which is part of the “alert system information populations “(SAIP) is aimed at preventing within 15 minutes populations of a” major crisis “of terrorism.

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Screenshot app SAIP the Interior Ministry – Ministry Interior

This application downloads, which operates through geolocation, aims to “complement the warning and information of existing populations (sirens, radio messages … .) “according to the statement of the Interior Ministry

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Screenshot slide screen – http://www.charente-maritime.gouv.fr/

When contacted by 20 Minutes , the Interior Ministry said Friday morning “be trying to appraise the conditions under which the application was used” adding soon provide more accurate information

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Screenshot of SAIP screen application Ministry of the Interior – Ministry of Interior

the fault may lie on the side of the company that developed the application. A government source told Libération that if the orders of the authorities have been sent to the developers of Parisian society Deveryware, who created this application, they have no effect. A journalist from Télérama otherwise indicated Friday that the company is Deveryware convened this afternoon at the Interior Ministry …

Several questions remain: Why must go through the alerts outside company to appear on the application? Do the authorities might not have the hand on the launch alerts?

If the government’s message was launched late, another free online tool was faster in the night from Thursday to Friday: it is the “Safety Check” Facebook button, which allows to social network users to indicate their knowledge that they are safe. The general manager of Facebook, posted a message announcing the service at 0:33.

Axelle Lemaire, the minister responsible for digital, said Thursday the promotion of that button “Safety Check” on Twitter …

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