The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company.
Wikipedia says that enhanced 911 (e911) on cell phones can send location data, as collected by your phone, to a server which emergency operators can access. They can also use cell tower triangulation, but it appears that they don’t have to. And I’m pretty sure modern iPhones support e911
Sure, but the location is only shared from your phone to the server when you call the emergency line so it’s not really relevant. It’s not continuously streaming the location data at all times.
Wikipedia says that enhanced 911 (e911) on cell phones can send location data, as collected by your phone, to a server which emergency operators can access. They can also use cell tower triangulation, but it appears that they don’t have to. And I’m pretty sure modern iPhones support e911
If your location data is sent anywhere, it’ll be got to by people you don’t want to get to it.
Sure, but the location is only shared from your phone to the server when you call the emergency line so it’s not really relevant. It’s not continuously streaming the location data at all times.