Facebook has announced that the company is in the United States now Amber alerts in the news feed of people going to show. The notifications will vary by region. It is still unclear whether, in Europe the same is going to happen.
The networking site is going to collaborate with The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The purpose of the interconnection is to help find missing children, to locate. The notifications go photos and other details about a child. People, these messages can then share with friends. Although the message in the newsfeed will be included, Facebook no notifications to send.
Governments must first assess whether or not a case is appropriate for an Amber alert. Then the message is treated by The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and the message via Facebook to spread can be. In addition to information about a child can also be data about a possible kidnapper to be placed. There must be, according to Facebook be thought to be the registration number of a car. The police also stipulates the size of the region in which a message is distributed.
Google introduced in 2012 a similar action. The company said at the time in the United States Amber alerts to show in the search results summary. Google called the service Public Alerts. It is unclear whether Facebook the service to other countries is going to roll out. In the announcement the company there are no statements about.
