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I thought carriers required user consent to get the E911 location data? It does have some legitimate uses. This location data is used by financial companies and
by adrr 8y ago
I thought carriers required user consent to get the E911 location data? It does have some legitimate uses. This location data is used by financial companies and one of the reasons you don't need to do travel notices at some of the major banks. They'll actually ping the E911 location when they see a credit card auth in new geographic location. Check your TOS at your bank, there's probably something buried in it about consenting to pulling mobile phone location to prevent fraud.
- guelo 8y agoThat's not a legitimate use. 911 is for emergencies. Emergency, security, terrorism are always the excuse used to strip us of our rights and our privacy.
- adrr 8y agoE911 is the data set. It's just the triangulation data from the cell towers. There's also GPS data which is more accurate but the carrier doesn't get that data but apps can get it.
- oldmanhorton 8y agoA lot of people willingly install their bank's app. I don't see why this couldn't just be a case where people who have the app installed get this nice convenience and people who don't (willingly or because they don't have a smart phone) just have to notify their bank, as people have done for many years.
- ken 8y agoI've heard from multiple sources (including a former Seattle police officer who taught the first aid class I took last fall) that 911 operators here do not get any location data from cell phone calls. Maybe that's the intent or justification behind collecting the data, but it isn't getting to those people.