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SUICIDE PREVENTION CHARITY Samaritans has said that it has consulted lawyers over its controversial new app.
Samaritans Radar allows Twitter users to sign up for email notifications when anyone they follow uses certain keywords that may indicate they are having mental health difficulties or are suicidal.
The charity has released a statement saying it sought legal advice after people voiced their concerns about privacy and data protection issues. People who are being monitored will not be made aware of this fact.
Activist Adrian Short has created an online petition asking for the app to be scrapped. It has received over 1,000 signatures since Sunday.
Joe Ferns, Executive Director of Policy, Research and Development at Samaritans, said that since the app launched last week the charity has been “actively listening to both the positive comments … as well as the concerns raised around data protection and privacy”.
Ferns said that, having received legal advice, the organisation is confident that “Samaritans Radar is compliant with the relevant data protection legislation”.
He reiterated that the app doesn’t process private tweets, and said he believes it will help safe lives.
However, opponents to the app have expressed fresh concern at his comment that: “Samaritans is neither the data controller or data processor of the information passing through the app.”
Ferns stated that the charity is”in discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office and will take on board any direction they give us”.
We condemn any behaviour which would constitute bullying or harassment of anyone using social media. If people experience this kind of behaviour as a result of Radar or their support for the App, we would encourage them to report this immediately to Twitter, who take this issue very seriously.
“We are entering into new territory with this App and understand that there are a wide variety of opinions. However, we strongly believe that it will help support people struggling to cope and ultimately save lives.”
@ MVM
Thanks
I’m not trying to be smart but the article states exactly where and when the accident happened.
Junction 16 exit to ashford/rathnew northbound
What more do you want to know ?
Who are you speaking to ?
You
I can read and I’m not stupid
I don’t understand why you are up in arms over a picture ?
The article tells you what you need to know and do if you saw anything at the time of the accident if you were there
What difference does it matter what picture is there ?
You want to see pictures with stories go get a ladybird book
Who uses books,haven’t you heard of Google
Well why haven’t you used google to get an image of junction 16 on the N11 instead of crying here about it ?
Sure I might as well get a job in the journal if I’m going to to their work for tgem
Unlikely with the errors in that comment.
Don’t feed the troll Kay, MVM regularly puts up ridiculous comments in the hopes of getting a reaction. He’s probably just a bored teenager with no mates.
Thanks willy.
@willy,trying to get a reaction…?bahaha I get more than reactions
They see me trolling n trolling
They see ne I’m trolling n they hating.
Now down minions your master is here
Rip for the man who was killed.
They Obviously won’t be needing you Dublin History, to help with the investigation.
What part of the N11 is that? You could have at least used a picture of near the scene.
Yea I agree they might as well have a picture of a back road in Thailand if they won’t use a picture of the scene
“The scene” was the N11. Get over it
@daniel,and how long is the n11?slpooy journalism
But why do you need to see the location? You either saw this poor man getting ploughed into by another car or you didn’t
@ daniel,just for you because obviously your a bit slow..
They might as well have a picture of a back road in Thailand if they won’t put up a pic of the sceen,what’s the point in having a picture 20miles away
It says where in the article
Junction 16
@kay,glad you can read
Very nicely put Daniel. Idiot.
This is not the n11 it is the r774 the eden gate roundabout between greystones and kilcoole, it is nowhere near the scene of the accident,though it is very close to the n11
Its the kilpeddar greystones link road in the picture
Wexford man was tragedy strikes week after engagement
The picture is where the accident happened!!!
No IT’S not,why make up such a lie
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