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Privacy & Safety

What Does a Family Safety App Actually Do With Your Data?

Location data is one of the most valuable data types in the ad ecosystem. Here's what most family tracking apps do with yours — and the questions to ask before you download any of them.

Privacy & Safety

Family Tracking Apps Are Selling Your Location Data. Here's What the Filings Say.

One of the most widely used family tracking platforms reported $24.2M in "Other Revenue" — up 86% year over year — fueled by selling location data. We read the SEC filings so you don't have to.

Safety Tips

Arcadia Lake: What the Oklahoma Shooting Teaches Us About Finding Each Other in a Crisis

Hundreds scattered into the dark when gunfire erupted at a lake party. The phones were overwhelmed. Families at home couldn't reach anyone. Here's the communication gap that made it worse — and what to set up before next time.

Behavioral Health

Mental Health Crisis Tools Are Going Mainstream. Here's What They Still Can't Do.

988 is expanding. AI chatbots are everywhere. But there's a difference between calling a hotline and reaching your person. That gap is what Active SOS fills — one tap, silent alert, goes to the person who already knows your story.

School Safety

When a Student Can't Speak Up, Protect Can: Active SOS × Stand for the Silent

Bullying happens where adults can't see it. The Protect app gives students and bystanders a way to report silently — timestamped, location-tagged, anonymous if they choose — before a bad situation becomes worse.

Use Case Stories

How a Realtor Uses Active SOS When Showing Homes Alone

Sarah shows homes alone five days a week. After one uncomfortable showing, she set up Active SOS with a discreet alert. Here's exactly how she configured it — and why it changed how she works.

Use Case Stories

Her District Tried Three Safety Systems. Here's Why They Switched to Active SOS.

A middle school safety coordinator replaced a $4,200/year hardware system with Active SOS — and had every teacher set up in one afternoon. Here's how she did it and what happened the first time it was used for real.

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