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cluckindanyesterday at 5:59 PM6 repliesview on HN

Removing this ability also prevents emergency services from determining device location in case its owner goes missing.


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gruezyesterday at 6:16 PM

No

> The limit precise location setting doesn't impact the precision of the location data that is shared with emergency responders during an emergency call.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126101

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b00ty4breakfastyesterday at 6:12 PM

it should be my choice to decide if I want my privacy to be infringed upon in the name of safety. It should not be up to the carrier, or the manufacturer, or first responders or any level of government to make that decision for me.

digiownyesterday at 6:13 PM

Can't this can be done in a less invasive way by whitelisting the emergency numbers and putting an extra button somewhere that sends the location?

pfortunyyesterday at 6:53 PM

Well yes. People have gone missing since there were people on Earth.

The fact that something has some good side effects does not make it good or even reasonable.

webstrandyesterday at 6:02 PM

No? If the device is connected to a cell, they can still triangulate it just like normal.

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Noaidiyesterday at 6:08 PM

And this is how they’re able to track all of us, they’re triggering our fear response to give up our civil liberties.