{"id":2967,"date":"2014-09-23T00:53:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T05:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2014-09-23T00:53:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T05:53:18","slug":"taxi-safe-return-home-service-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2014\/09\/23\/taxi-safe-return-home-service-in-seoul","title":{"rendered":"Taxi safe return home service in Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently taxis can be dangerous for ladies at night in Seoul. So there is a program called the Safe Return Home Service now in Seoul. <\/p>\n<p>How does it work? The assumption is that many people have NFC enabled phones. They just need to tap their phone on this NFC-enabled pad, and automatically a text message is sent to one&#8217;s guardian giving the taxi&#8217;s model, current time &#038; location, and probably more. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3528.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3528.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3528.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This ensures that you now travel with a better sense of security. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skplanet.com\/eng\/prroom\/press_view.aspx?seq_num=185\">press release<\/a>, which suggests this is a program from SK Planet (I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of working with this group in the past). <\/p>\n<p>I think something like this can be really useful in markets like Malaysia, where the taxi system requires a serious overhaul.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Taxi%20safe%20return%20home%20service%20in%20Seoul&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bytebot.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2014%2F09%2F23%2Ftaxi-safe-return-home-service-in-seoul&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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