Re: Requirements Document

At 12:04 AM -0700 8/17/01, Henning Schulzrinne wrote:
>I'm curious how this should work - should the working group specify a UI
>mechanism that says "I consent for this call/protocol exchange to have
>my location revealed" or "I consent for calls of this type (e.g., to
>this location) to have my location revealed" or should a caller/user be
>prohibited from ever revealing his or her location? Pardon my puzzlement
>as to how this should work in real life.

I don't know that we can or should specify a specific UI mechanism.
UI falls in the realm of the local device. That is generally out of
our purview. However, protocol messages enabling such a UI mechanism
would be a good idea. Further, I don't see any reason the protocol
specification can't recommend or even require the messages be used.

>
>Randy Bush wrote:
>>
>> > - In PSTN emergency call services, callers know (or should know) that
>> > dialing 911 or 112 or whatever means that they agree and consent to have
>> > their calling number and possibly their location revealed to the public
>> > safety answering point (or the equivalent in other countries).

Hmmmm. I *didn't* know this. Presumably this is some document that
I received at the time I got my cell phone service, or it appears on
the back of every bill. I wonder if the public in general is aware
of this. "Caveat emptor," but I find this worrisome.

> >
>> once again. this is not true for all countries or legal environments.
>> hence, this group's charter to provide privacy should not be assumed to
>> be abrogated in any circumstances.

So part of the protocol exchange is a request from one endpoint to
the other for a location. The response I envision must allow for I
consent/I forbid/I don't care responses to the location request.

best,

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john noerenberg
jwn2@qualcomm.com
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