Buoy
by Meitar 1 (0 reviews)

Buoy

A community-based crisis response system. Buoy is a private, enhanced, cop-free alternative to 112 or 911.

Buoy ranks #46,975 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #1,144 of 2,885 in the Discussion & Community category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Dec 19, 2016. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.7 (Current: 7.1)
v0.3.3 Current Version v0.3.3
Updated 9 years ago Last Update on 19 Dec, 2016
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#1,144 of 2,885 in Discussion & Community Top 50% by installs No update in over a year
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Buoy

Buoy is not an app, it is a tool that adds emergency dispatch services to websites. To use Buoy, you must have a user account on some community-run website, such as those provided by addiction recovery support groups, domestic violence shelters, local volunteer medical collectives, or similar. If you don't know of any such groups, take a look through our List of Buoy-enabled websites. Maybe there's a group near you! If not, consider starting such a group in your town. Reach out to collectives such as Cop Watch, a local legal aid service provider, Critical Resistance, SMART Recovery, the NCADV, the Black Cross Health Collective, or other similar organizations and ask them how you can start a chapter in your neighborhood. Then get in touch with the Better Angels (that's us!) and we'll help you install and set up Buoy for your community.
No. Buoy never tracks or record your movements. The only time Buoy knows where you are is when you press the emergency alert button. Buoy then sends this information only to the people you added to your emergency response team.
Although Buoy is designed to be useful in even the most phsyically high-risk situations such as domestic or dating violence abuses, kidnapping, home invasion, and other frightening scenarios, you can use Buoy however you want. We particularly encourage you to use Buoy when you feel like your situation may not rise to the level of calling 9-1-1 or when you feel like the presence of police officers will not improve the situation. For instance: If you feel you are being followed as you walk home on campus, use Buoy. Your friends will be able to watch your location on their screens and quietly chat with you as you walk home, ensuring you reach your destination safely. If you or someone you are with feels suicidal, or has a bad trip, and you don't want cops showing up to your house but need assistance, use Buoy. Responders will be notified of your physical location and will be able to coordinate a response action with you and with each-other in real time without ever notifying the authorities of the situation. If you are with a group at an outing such as a hike or a large amusement park and get separated from your group, use Buoy. Each group member will be able to see one another's current location on a map, can easily coordinate where to meet up, and can even access turn-by-turn directions to one another's locations with one tap of your finger.

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