iOS 12 Will Automatically Share Your iPhone Location With 911 Centers (phonedog.com)

Apple has revealed a new feature that's coming to the next version of iOS. With iOS 12, iPhone owners will be able to automatically share their location data when they dial 911. PhoneDog reports: Apple explains that it'll use RapidSOS's IP-based data pipeline to securely share an iPhone owner's HELO (Hybridized Emergency Location) info when they call 911 call centers. This system will integrate with many 911 call centers' existing software. HELO data estimates a 911 caller's location data using cell towers as well as features like GPS and Wi-Fi access points. Apple began using HELO in 2015, but by utilizing RapidSOS's tech, too, it should make it much easier and faster for a 911 call center to locate a caller.

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Re:Didn't we all assume this was already happening

[Anonymous Coward]

Former Marine here.

1) Yes.
2) Hardly. The movies make parachuting look easy. 'Tis not so easy. Parachuting may save a few people, as they MAY get "lucky", but parachuting is no joke, takes tons of training, and parachuting into water (overseas flights) is a whole 'nother animal, a skill which takes mucho practice on top of already being in outstanding physical condition. A wet chute will drag you under and drown you in half a heartbeat as well as anyone else that happens to be near you. Now imagine this at night. Night jumps are difficult enough on dry land, let alone adding water.
3) And some tard goes nuts/kid gets hold of it/someone loses their temper