Comment by cluckindan
13 hours ago
Removing this ability also prevents emergency services from determining device location in case its owner goes missing.
13 hours ago
Removing this ability also prevents emergency services from determining device location in case its owner goes missing.
No
> The limit precise location setting doesn't impact the precision of the location data that is shared with emergency responders during an emergency call.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126101
That’s when a person in distress is making the call. I was describing the situation where someone else is making the call.
it should be my choice to decide if I want my privacy to be infringed upon in the name of safety. It should not be up to the carrier, or the manufacturer, or first responders or any level of government to make that decision for me.
Can't this can be done in a less invasive way by whitelisting the emergency numbers and putting an extra button somewhere that sends the location?
Well yes. People have gone missing since there were people on Earth.
The fact that something has some good side effects does not make it good or even reasonable.
No? If the device is connected to a cell, they can still triangulate it just like normal.
In an emergency you might really want GPS precision.
Which emergency can happen that I really want this? And now don't say suicide attempt. Nearby all emergencies that could happen where someone needs my exact position are things that would additionally lead to a loss of the base connection or a switched off smart phone.
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Cell tower triangulation does not provide the same precision as GPS.
Triangulation does not provide granularity needed for emergency response.
You want EMS looking for a needle in a haystack while you are suffering a heart attack?
Indeed.
How might people suggest that this would work, do you suppose?
"We've narrowed the victim's location down to one city block, boys! Assemble a posse and start knocking on doors: If they don't answer, kick it in!" ?
(And before anyone says "Well, it can work however it used to work!" please remember: Previously, we had landline phones in our homes. When we called 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 for emergency services, there was a database that linked the landline to a street address and [if applicable] unit.
That doesn't work anymore because, broadly-speaking, we now have pocket supercomputers instead of landlines.)
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And this is how they’re able to track all of us, they’re triggering our fear response to give up our civil liberties.