alt Hacker NewsNone of this should be happening without the user's knowledge and consent. Swap out your phone carrier for Facebook and it should be plainly obvious why the current state of affairs is undesirable.
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MagicMoonlight • yesterday at 8:02 PM
What is it’s a mentally ill person who is about to kill themself?
That’s the majority of uses for the system in the UK. People love to run away and waste police time.
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cosmicgadget • yesterday at 6:11 PM
You know about it because your regulatory body requires the system exist.
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I think this feature is required for emergency calls if your specific carrier is not available/in reach - in emergency mode after the phone is restarted, it does connect to any carrier when calling 911, not only yours?