App to provide users with personal safety
PARKTOWN – The first-of-its-kind app is going to be a game-changer and make it safer for everyone.
An app designed to combat contact crime was launched in Parktown on December 2.
Government officials, civil groups and activists gathered for the launch of the app, Eyerus. In light of 16 days of activism, the app is set to spark conversations about the scourge of abuse towards women, children and the LGBTQIA+ community as well as holding perpetrators accountable.
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu joined the launch via zoom and pledged her support for Eyerus. She said, “We should not be proud that this is still a conversation that we have to have [about gender-based violence].”
AmaZulu king, His Majesty King Misuzulu Ka Zwelithini said the app was going to be a massive innovation in fighting gender-based violence against women and the abuse of children.
Founded by Robert Bentele, winner of Survivor SA 2019, Eyerus is one’s, ultimate personal safety companion.
“After winning Survivor, there was a lot of expectation for me to pursue a career in entertainment which was appealing but I’ve always been more about positive social change. I am solutions-driven and that’s just how my mind works. I was set on finding the solution to this scourge of gender-based violence and that is how Eyerus was born.
“Eyerus is an automated algorithm whose sole mandate is to keep you safe at all times. No person can promise to keep an eye on you 24/7, but a programme can,” explained Bentele.
The app enables you to indicate how safe or unsafe you feel in your current surroundings through the use of four safety status modes. The safety modes are Green alert mode (safe and sound), Amber alert mode (live audio stream) Red alert mode (live video streaming) and Blue alert mode (armed emergency personnel dispatched).
All evidence captured is instantly stored on a secure cloud as well as live-streamed to your guardians in real-time. Using features such as the ‘check in’ system, Eyerus will automatically detect if you’ve been drugged, unconscious or incapacitated. You literally don’t have to do anything, Eyerus will handle the situation on your behalf.
The app will be launching early next year.
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