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Why Uber Can Find You but 911 Can’t

11 points| snake117 | 8 years ago |wsj.com | reply

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[+] groom|8 years ago|reply
911 dispatchers know much more about who (and from where is calling) they you would expect.

They know which cell tower received the call (that is why calling 911 in a city that isn't your own directs you to the 'local' police) and have access to related metadata.

Next, they have stored data about the number calling (e.g., this number called three times in the last month about someone blocking her driveway).

That they don't have access GPS or other functions on your device is a feature, not a bug.