Re: crypto delay (Notes from Non-meeting)

I don't see how caller authentication has anything to do with geo-priv.
Authenticating a location is going to be almost impossible unless you
rely on a trusted intermediary to provide the location. For PDAs with
GPS, that doesn't work. The best you can do is have the originator sign
the request and then later prosecute them. That is, if you can
realistically track random.name@hotmail.com.

Also, while dispatch times are important, in many cases the important
delay is time to answer, so that the emergency call center can, for
example, provide instructions on CPR or other first-aid advice.

> that fast, in any case. A few seconds taken to authenticate a location
> and reduce the incidence of false alarms is going to save time and lives
> in the long run.
> There is perhaps an issue if the caller believes the equipment is broken
> and tries to reconnect, or abandons it altogether. This might be obviated
> by some display or audible feedback of call/authentication progress.
>
> --
> Andrew Daviel
Received on Tue Apr 2 09:04:00 2002