Facebook has just started rolling out Safety Check — its new emergency check-in feature, which enables users of the social network to quickly alert friends and family that they’re safe during times of natural disasters and crises.
The functionality was unveiled by Facebook's acting CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in Tokyo earlier today, and works by sending users a push notification asking them if they are safe should a natural disaster occur in the area listed as their current location. By opening the application, members can view a list of their Facebook friends in the area to see which of them have checked-in as safe.
According to Marcy Scott Lynn, global policy programs manager at Facebook, the social networking giant will determine what constitutes as a disaster worthy of a check-in by communicating with local authorities and natural disaster experts.
If you’d like to see the Safety Check feature in action, Facebook have produced a neat, little explanation and tutorial video, which can be seen below. Just hit the Play button to get started.
We'd love to hear your opinion on the new Safety Check feature. Will you be taking advantage of it if a natural disaster happens to strike in your area? Do you feel safe knowing that Facebook is constantly aware of your current location? be sure to let us know your thoughts by dropping a comment in the section below.
Source: Facebook
