<p><b> by Jonathan Sanger</b></p><p>Could a sticker detect sexual assault?<p>Manisha Mohan, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, created the Intrepid, a “smart sticker” that attaches to any piece of clothing. The Intrepid can sense when a person is being undressed and then message the wearer to see if the action was consensual. The wearable tech has an accompanying mobile app to manage settings.</p><p>If there’s no response in 30 seconds, an alarm sounds. After another 20 seconds, it messages up to five pre-selected contacts with the user’s location and calls one contact and records the audio for evidence that could later be used in court or with police.</p><p>The design was based on input from hundreds of people, including sexual assault survivors.</p><p>Mohan hopes that this device can stop sexual assaults before they happen.</p></p><br /> <p>The post Could A Sticker Detect Sexual Assault?</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
