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@jonty wait why does this thing exist. What’s wrong with e911?

Like 29 January at 18:26 | Wall-to-wall | Open on hackers.town

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TerrorBite :veripawed3:

@cinebox e911 is specific to the US and Canada. Many other countries don't have this.

In Australia there's an app called Emergency Plus ( emergencyplus.com.au ) developed by emergency services and government, which assists with 000 calls by showing on screen your latitude and longitude, your nearest address, and – of course – the What3Words for your location. The app doesn't automatically send this data to authorities when you make a call, you're expected to read it out to them.

Screenshot of a phone app:

Emergency Plus
If you are in an emergency call Triple Zero (000) by tapping the button below.

Stay focused, stay relevant, stay on line

[Three buttons, left to right: Button to call 000, Button to call the State Emergency Service, Button to call police national non-emergency number]

My Location
Tell the operator your location

[Address redacted] ACT Australia

Latitude: -35.[redacted]
Longitude: 149.[redacted]

what3words
///shark.[redacted]

[Google Maps image showing your location on a map, redacted]

30 January at 5:06 | Open on meow.social

TerrorBite :veripawed3:

@cinebox You might also note that all the cases highlighted in the link posted by @jonty are specific to the United Kingdom.

30 January at 5:11 | Open on meow.social

TerrorBite :veripawed3:

@cinebox Now of course, the real question is – if phones already have e911 capabilities built in, why don't other countries leverage this existing technology that's already on the phones of all their citizens?

30 January at 5:12 | Open on meow.social