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Actually, what would be better, if the companies can't change their data to return an "area", would be for them to relocate these "default" values not to the mi
by pwg 11y ago
Actually, what would be better, if the companies can't change their data to return an "area", would be for them to relocate these "default" values not to the middle of bodies of water (for the reason you mention, someone assuming the nearest "house" must be "it") but instead to find the lat/long of the nearest Police station and use that value.
That way, when random strangers show up, they won't cause trouble and could even file a proper report if they wished.
And when actual law enforcement arrives, with battering rams and all, they also won't cause undue stress, given that where they will have arrived is a Police station.
- dalke 11y agoThe story talks about the point used as the default location for "the US". How is the small town police station in Kansas going to be able to file a useful police report for the entire country? Similarly, if the default location for the state of New York is the Oriskany Falls, NY police station, then how are they going to file a useful police report for something that happened in New York City?
- msandford 11y agoI think the idea is that people are more likely to think for a second if they see that a police station is the supposed epicenter for a hotbed of criminal activity instead of just some random house.
- dalke 11y agoAgreed. My comment asks why it's better to use a police station as the point rather than the chosen solution (mentioned at the top-level of this thread) of pointing to the middle of a large body of water. The reasons given by the g'parent, for pointing to a police station, don't look like they would actually work in practice.
- AnthonyMouse 11y agoFor the whole country it would make a certain amount of sense to use the address of the White House.
- poizan42 11y agoAnd a perfect way to feed the conspiracy nuts.