IOT Based Women Security: A Contemplation

Currently, safety of women is a paramount concern all over the globe. Particularly in India, crime against women is increasing rapidly on hourly basis. With the advancement of technology, many solutions have been developed to curb this serious issue. A swarm of IoT (Internet of Things) software applications is available which are programmed for helping the women in unfavourable circumstances by sending alert messages to the registered contacts. Similarly, there are smart hardware gadgets accessible which comprises of sensors and microcontrollers that can sense the unsafe situation. These gadgets can produce screaming alarm or produce electric shocks to the assailant. The objective of this paper is to scrutinize various IoT applications for women safety and to identify whether the mobile applications are more efficient or IoT based hardware gadgets are more effective solutions for securing the females in emergency situations. To find the answer of this issue, the comparative study of the literature of five years has been reviewed. The related literature has been reviewed using google scholar, Science direct and Citeseer. Laconically, we found out the smart hardware gadgets with inbuilt programming are more effective as compared to mobile applications for securing the women in dangerous circumstances.