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Gauteng's New Panic App Exposed User Data

Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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What We Know — Key Points

  • The Gauteng government's e-Panic Button app had security vulnerabilities that exposed users' names, crime reports, locations, and login codes, which have since been rectified.

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  • AllAfrica

    The article emphasizes the severe security flaws in the Gauteng e-Panic Button app, highlighting how easily sensitive personal and crime-related data was exposed and questioning the government's investment in such a system instead of fixing existing emergency services.

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