[Scan-DC] Has anybody tried the Citizen app?

[Brian Rokus]

For anyone further interested, the New York Times just ran an in-depth article about it - including how people were at one point paid to stream video from incidents.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/style/citizen-neighborhood-crime-app.html


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From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Kenneth Lorber <kmlweather at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 8:44 AM
To: Steve
Cc: Scott, KB3JQQ; Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Has anybody tried the Citizen app?

Baltimore is covered and they are apparently adding more soon. But yes, DC
and surrounding areas have zero coverage essentially. I like the premise,
though.

Kenny Lorber

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 8:13 PM Steve <restonham at gmail.com> wrote:

> Totally useless app unless you live in the few urban areas that they
> cover.  Installed the app, then quickly deleted it when it became evident
> that I don't live anywhere near the areas covered.
>
> Steve, N4EUK
>
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 10:21 AM Scott, KB3JQQ via Scan-DC <
> scan-dc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> > I installed it a bit earlier. The only problem is
> > I'm in the county and it covers the city. I may be a
> > mile from the line, but NW is way too busy to monitor.
> >
> > I just checked and there was a foot pursuit through
> > the Reisterstown Road Plaza. I hear the calls in
> > the neighborhood next to there because it's county.
> >
> > Kind of useless to me right now.
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