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Apples iOS 12 securely and automatically shares emergency location with 911

iPhone users in the United States who call 911 will be able to automatically and securely share their location data with first responders beginning later this year with iOS 12. Apple launched HELO (Hybridized Emergency Location) in 2015, which estimates a mobile 911 callers location using cell towers and on-device data sources like GPS and WiFi Access Points. Apple today announced it will also use emergency technology company RapidSOS’s Internet Protocol-based data pipeline to share HELO location data.”]

Source: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/06/apple-ios-12-securely-and-automatically-shares-emergency-location-with-911/

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