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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Vicky Jessop

'This app shouldn't have to exist': meet the people making the streets safer for women at night

When Poppy goes on a night out, it always ends the same way: with an app called Find My Friends.

“I and about five of my - mainly female - closest friends have it and we all check on it when the other gets home if we’ve been hanging out. Sometimes on dates, too; it just makes us feel safer,” the 25-year-old says. The app, which lets users track and monitor their close friends’ whereabouts, is a go-to for many women - and it’s easy to see why.

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