81 per cent of Facebook users don't want to be friends with their boss

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Washington: At least 81 per cent people believe that there is one person you should never be friends with on Facebook - your boss - according to a new survey.

The survey of 722 people conducted by two websites found that 81 per cent said you should not be Facebook friends with your boss.

Slightly more men than women said it was alright to friend your boss, the survey site SodaHead and anonymous feedback site YouTell found.

Those aged between 25 to 34 are the most comfortable with befriending their boss on the social networking site, Huffington Post report.

Those aged between 25 to 34 were the most comfortable with befriending their boss on the social networking site, 'Huffington Post' reported.

While there seemed to be a consensus on not befriending the boss on Facebook, people were less sure when it came to being friends with colleagues on the site.

In a parallel survey that asked whether or not you should be Facebook friends with your co-workers, 55 per cent said yes and 45 per cent said no.

Employees probably don't want bosses to see embarrassing information about them, and don't want to have to censor Facebook photos from their wild college days.

The fears may not be totally unfounded as people have been fired for Facebook posts.

In 2009, a Swiss woman was fired from her insurance job because she had told her boss that she couldn't work at her computer and needed to lie down in the dark. She was fired when she was seen to be active on Facebook.

In 2010, a woman was fired from her waitressing job after complaining about a pair of customers on her Facebook page.

Report by : Press Trust of India

New app will call friends, family if you’re in danger

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Kochi: Kochi-based MindHelix Technosol Pvt Ltd has successfully developed and launched a smartphone application for improving the security of users, the first such application ever to be launched.

The smartphone application, Sentinel, can call your friends and family in case of danger, and point them to your location. The application can send out alerts even if the attacker forcefully destroys the phone.

The application triggers an alert even if the user is not connected to the internet by sending an SMS with location to the server.

The alerts consist of the last known location, time and direction with tracking information to see live data from the phone and pinpoint the location of the phone.

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“India called and we listened. We created Sentinel for empowering the people when they felt harassed or alone in a threatening situation. Now more than ever India needs a solution for improving personal security in daily life,” said Christin Emmanuel George, co-founder & CEO of MindHelix Technosol Pvt Ltd.

The application was created with urban users in mind and it depends on the availability of continuous cellular connectivity.

“Sentinel can improve personal security, but that is just one of the features. Senior citizens can alert their doctors; parents can ensure their children’s security by using the device,” Christin said.

MindHelix Technosol has created the Citizen Interaction/Feedback tool for Delhi Police, the Know Your Police Station initiative.

The company is based in the Startup Village here.