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If it’s real you don’t need to be anonymous.
by sixothree 2y ago
If it’s real you don’t need to be anonymous.
- llamaimperative 2y agoFear of retribution/not wanting to get involved is a real thing. Also are you proposing that 911 operators confirm people's real identities before accepting their call and dispatching someone?
- BLKNSLVR 2y agoNo, but at least have the calling number presented to the 911 operator, with various options categorised as more or less trustworthy. And 911 calls should bypass any 'calling number protection'. Someone else pointed out that the whole phone system is a dog's breakfast, which also needs to be fixed for various easy-scam-exploitation reasons as well. The only reason not to do it is that the corps that run the networks don't want to have to pay to make their shit fit for society's purpose rather than their own.
- llamaimperative 2y agoWhat specific effect would you expect “categorize as less trustworthy” have? Agreed on telephone infra in general
- BLKNSLVR 2y agoNon-spoofable and local number: trustworthy Spoofable local number: slightly less trustworthy Non-local number: less trustworthy International number: barely trustworthy VoIP: maybe slightly more trustworthy than international. Said infra probably limits the ability to distinguish between these, however, so that becomes the primary issue.
- llamaimperative 2y agoI wasn't clear: what does that change? Do you tell emergency responders not to turn their lights on en route? To put it at the bottom of the queue after helping the old lady cross the street? To politely knock on the alleged hostage-taker's door instead of kicking it in?
- BLKNSLVR 2y agoYes, change the response appropriately. And if "kick the door in" is Standard Operating Procedure, then change the SOP, or have some more conditionals prior to "kick the door in".