The tool, named " Safety Check, " will soon be available globally to over 1.32 billion Facebook users on Android, iOS, feature phones and the desktops. The tool is designed to be activated after a natural disaster and by using either the city you lived in or your last location - if you have checked in on “ Nearby Friends ”, it let’s you alert your friends and family that you are safe, while also tracking the status of others. “ In times of disaster or crisis, people turn to Facebook to check on loved ones and get updates, ” wrote the company in a blog post about the feature. “ It is in these moments that communication is most critical both for people in the affected areas and for their friends and families anxious for news. ” According to Facebook, this new move is in sake of 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster took place in Japan when a deadly tsunami set off 30-foot tidal waves that crashed into the shores of Japan, flooding entire cities and damaging nuclear po...
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