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No? If the device is connected to a cell, they can still triangulate it just like normal.
by webstrand 8mo ago
No? If the device is connected to a cell, they can still triangulate it just like normal.
- mcculley 8mo agoCell tower triangulation does not provide the same precision as GPS.
- roywiggins 8mo agoIn an emergency you might really want GPS precision.
- krater23 8mo agoWhich emergency can happen that I really want this? And now don't say suicide attempt. Nearby all emergencies that could happen where someone needs my exact position are things that would additionally lead to a loss of the base connection or a switched off smart phone.
- sib 8mo agoCar accident? Broken leg while hiking? Mugging? Slip and fall on icy sidewalk?
- benSaiyen 8mo agoTriangulation does not provide granularity needed for emergency response. You want EMS looking for a needle in a haystack while you are suffering a heart attack?
- ssl-3 8mo agoIndeed. How might people suggest that this would work, do you suppose? "We've narrowed the victim's location down to one city block, boys! Assemble a posse and start knocking on doors: If they don't answer, kick it in!" ? (And before anyone says "Well, it can work however it used to work!" please remember: Previously, we had landline phones in our homes. When we called 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 for emergency services, there was a database that linked the landline to a street address and [if applicable] unit. That doesn't work anymore because, broadly-speaking, we now have pocket supercomputers instead of landlines.)
- benSaiyen 8mo agoWe also had phone books with everyone's name and address listed. Everyone was effectively doxxed yet it was never a security issue.
- ssl-3 8mo agoSure. But we usually didn't need it: We kept the phone numbers for our friends, family, and our favorite pizza place memorized. And if the phone rang, it was answered. It was almost certainly a real person calling; spam calls were infrequent to the point of almost never happening. It was a different time, and it is lost to us now. (We do still have public name-to-address databases, though. For instance: In my state of Ohio, that part of a person's voter registration is public information that anybody can access. Everyone is still effectively doxxed and it's still not a security issue.)
- benSaiyen 8mo agoOh right. Forgot registered voter records are public. Similar to your point about phonebooks, I never use them.