The app helps users to correctly identify types of crime and to get the most accurate advice in real time.
Thus, the app has practical significance for the investigation of specific instances. Why report badger crime to Badger Trust as well as the police?įirstly, logging the crime via the app helps Badger Trust’s Wildlife Crime Officer, Craig Fellowes, to follow up on the crime report with the relevant police force, if necessary. It is therefore not possible to “tap into” the data as no data is stored on the app. It's been designed specifically so that it doesn't have a backend server, where such data would be stored, precisely with concerns around data security in mind. The app does not feed sensitive data like sett locations, or crime details, to any of the University of Exeter team or any other “interested parties”. The way the app has been designed means that the sensitive crime and sett location data submitted through the app is shared with Badger Trust only, and is handled and stored in the same way as data submitted through the reporting pages on Badger Trust's website.
Who will have access to sett location data? Coordinates can also be logged manually instead, just as you would do for reporting crime to the police or via the current Badger Trust online reporting system. In the interests of privacy, the GPS setting on your phone can be disabled and the app will still work, it just takes a bit longer to find the location of the crime you want to log. It does not store this location separately that is stored on the phone and the only location that is sent through to us is the location selected on the map. It is the smartphone that is tracking the GPS data and the app simply uses that information, as many apps do. However, GPS can be turned off at any time using your phone’s settings, in the same way that you would do for any other app on your device. Whilst there are GPS capabilities to the Badger Watch app, this simply allows for crimes to be pinned on a map for ease of reporting. The app has GPS location, does this mean that the app will track users when they leave public footpaths to monitor setts or badger tracks? You can also download our FREE step-by-step guide that talks you through each process of the app and its features. The app will also advise you when to call the police and how to keep safe all the while you are at the scene. Once evidence is collected, the location and crime information is submitted via the app, which generates an automatic report for Badger Trust to monitor. Once downloaded, the app guides users through the signs of badger activity, signs of illegal human activity (such as sett blocking, snaring, and baiting) and how to collect evidence safely and accurately.
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