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Five-O's 'Know Your Rights' feature sources information from the ACLU

Ima and Asha Christian · a16z Podcast | Three Kids, One App, One Love -- The Five-O Story · Jan 2, 2019 · at 4:33

Asha Christian, co-developer of Five-O, details the origin of the legal information provided in the app's rights section.

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“We have a know your rights section, so you really just have that information, which is provided from the ACLU at your fingertips.”

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The Five-O app's 'Know Your Rights' section provides information sourced from the ACLU.

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Assessment

Contemporary media documentation from August 2014 onwards (including coverage by The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and Tech.co) independently confirms that the Five-O mobile application included a 'Know Your Rights' feature utilizing educational and legal information sourced directly from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

An August 18, 2014 profile in The Washington Post confirmed that Five-O included a 'Know your rights' primer utilizing information sourced directly from the ACLU.
An August 20, 2014 report in The Huffington Post / The Burton Wire noted the app featured a 'Know Your Rights' section complete with information from the American Civil Liberties Union.
A November 16, 2014 report in Tech.co confirmed the app's developers incorporated legal information from the ACLU in its 'know your rights' section.

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[1] youtube.com [2] a16z.com [3] washingtonpost.com [4] theburtonwire.com [5] cornell.edu [6] good.is [7] openglobalrights.org

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