The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company.
I feel some skepticism about what Apple is claiming. They say that they hide your location from the government… but not first responders? First responders are the government??? It sounds more like PR than innovation.
Wikipedia says that enhanced 911 (e911) on cell phones can send location data, as collected by your phone, to a server which emergency operators can access. They can also use cell tower triangulation, but it appears that they don’t have to. And I’m pretty sure modern iPhones support e911
Sure, but the location is only shared from your phone to the server when you call the emergency line so it’s not really relevant. It’s not continuously streaming the location data at all times.
I feel some skepticism about what Apple is claiming. They say that they hide your location from the government… but not first responders? First responders are the government??? It sounds more like PR than innovation.
Wikipedia says that enhanced 911 (e911) on cell phones can send location data, as collected by your phone, to a server which emergency operators can access. They can also use cell tower triangulation, but it appears that they don’t have to. And I’m pretty sure modern iPhones support e911
If your location data is sent anywhere, it’ll be got to by people you don’t want to get to it.
Sure, but the location is only shared from your phone to the server when you call the emergency line so it’s not really relevant. It’s not continuously streaming the location data at all times.