WINNIPEG – A new mobile app is on the market that helps parents report missing children.
The free app, called FindMeID, was launched in Winnipeg by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
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The app stores photos and information about children that can be quickly sent to police agencies.
It also gives parents instructions on what to do if their children are missing.
The app is endorsed by the RCMP Foundation, a news release said.
Steven Blaney, the federal minister of public safety, said in the release that the government supports all innovative technologies that improve children’s safety.
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