Why Apple should do more to help phone users in emergencies


  • TECH
  • Sunday, 15 Oct 2017

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: The new Apple iPhone 8 is displayed at an Apple Store on September 22, 2017 in San Francisco, California. The new Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, as well as the updated Apple Watch and Apple TV, went on sale today. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

With catastrophes coming right and left – some acts of Mother Nature (and Father Global Warming), others triggered by gunmen and dictators – we have to ask hard questions. 

Are tech giants obligated to give their products upgrades that enhance the well-being of users in an emergency? Why does it take a calamity to get the big players and government watchdogs to act? 

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