• Bazoogle@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Assuming this was in the US, most 911 dispatchers are E911, so the approximate location is automatically included with the call. Smart phones are able to provide a more accurate location, and dispatchers still ask location because they don’t know what floor you’re on if it’s a multi story building.

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      17 minutes ago

      Unfortunately, I’m fairly certain e911 isn’t super helpful against people already spoofing their number and location.

      I’m vaguely aware of possible feature rfc to add another layer to prevent spoofing, but given how lazy telecoms are about doing validations MUCH more basic than extending a protocol/schema, I’m not holding my breath.