Re: Location Requirements - Working under failure

At 8:09 AM -0400 7/17/02, Brian Rosen wrote:

> The
> kind of problem I worry about is making an emergency call on
> a VoIP phone which is not "logged in".

It seems to me that in such a case there would be a set of default
rules in force, created by the owner of the phone.

> Additionally, I worry about what happens under the failure of
> the crypto. Suppose, for whatever reason, the mechanism
> fails to authenticate. One might say that they would prefer
> to not be able to reach what is supposed to be an emergency
> service provider. Others, myself included, would rather
> get the information through even if authentication failed.

I've always considered the rules to be able to specify whether to
disclose location or not, and if so, to what degree of accuracy,
depending on who is asking, which includes if and how the requester
was authenticated, and perhaps what form of privacy protection is in
force. Also, there can always be legal, regulatory or contractual
constraints on the rules.
Received on Wed Jul 17 21:09:01 2002