Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com06 Sep 2008
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a tool for MySpace
users to get emergency broadcast warnings for natural disasters.
The tool was first deployed after Hurricane Gustav came ashore at the start
of last week.
Officials from the DHS asked MySpace to fast-track the applications after the
storm hit, and the service went live on Tuesday.
"What MySpace is doing with the DHS and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency is the beginning of bigger things to come," MySpace chief security
officer Hemanshu Nigam told Agence France-Presse.
"Tragedy often inspires people to do great things and this has happened here.
"
The software links into Federal emergency warnings, but is also being used to
track people displaced by the storms.
"MySpace is allowing me to keep my friends and family updated on our
situation," a woman by the name of 'Becca' wrote in a message posted on Tuesday
to a profile page of MySpace president Tom Anderson. "Thank you so much, from my
heart."
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