Security News > 2018 > June > iOS 12 will allow users to share their exact location with emergency services

When iOS 12 is released later this year, it will come with a new feature that will allow iPhone users in the US who call 911 to “automatically and securely” share their location data with first responders. How does it work? Since 2015, Apple used Hybridized Emergency Location (HELO), a technology that estimates a mobile 911 caller’s location using cell towers and on-device data sources (GPS, WiFi Access Points). This data was made available to … More → The post iOS 12 will allow users to share their exact location with emergency services appeared first on Help Net Security.

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