Apple and others need to consult emergency services over automatic SOS calls<div class="feat-image">
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<p>Apple, Samsung, and other tech giants need to consult emergency services before implementing features that automatically place 911 calls. The plea has come from EENA, an organization representing more than 1,500 emergency services in over 80 countries.</p>
<p>It says that although features like <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/17/iphone-x-how-to-not-accidentally-call-911/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Auto-call for Emergency SOS[/url] on the iPhone are well-intentioned and <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/26/apple-watch-fall-detection-helps-woman-car-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">credited[/url] with <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/25/apple-watch-fall-detection-series-4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">great[/url] many <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/22/apple-watch-fall-detection-saves-user-cliff-fall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">people[/url], they can also cost lives…</p>
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