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The FCC takes a dim view on 911 call failures. All phones must support disabling GSM encryption as a fail safe. Never disabling encryption would be “fail secure
by supertrope 8y ago
The FCC takes a dim view on 911 call failures. All phones must support disabling GSM encryption as a fail safe. Never disabling encryption would be “fail secure” (like door locks that remain locked during a power outage).
- kalleboo 8y agoEmergency calls already have a bunch of exceptions that don't apply to regular traffic (e.g. you can use any network, heck you don't even need a SIM card) so allowing only those to be unencrypted shouldn't be too much of a stretch