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'Hollaback' app lets women report catcall creeps' locations

4/24/2012

Guys who think whistling at a woman or yelling out such clever phrases as "SHAKE IT, SEXXXAY!" will get them somewhere might be right. The Hollaback! smartphone app allows users to post a catcaller's picture and location online to warn others about where they've received unwanted attention. The app is an extension of the Hollaback! nonprofit organization, which just received $20,000 from the city of New York to further expand the service's capabilities. "[The app] will give women another tool to report harassment," City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras said. "I hope that it will ... bring awareness on an issue that is so often ignored."

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