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Sep 22 2003 by Brian Amble
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Senior business leaders have a new device to help reduce the risk of kidnapping, according to a story that appeared in the Times earlier this year.

Mobile phones equipped with a satellite navigation module can pinpoint an individual's location and send an alert to a security company while using an ultra-sensitive microphone to transmit what is being said around them.

Chiefs use mobiles to navigate their way clear of kidnap peril

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