Comment by stavros Comment by stavros 7 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Wait wait, so if I know the "secret" SMS format I can text someone's phone and get their coordinates back?
Copy Link defer 7 hours ago Collapse Comment - No, the SMS is initiated by the device upon calling emergency, not requested by the emergency service. The standard is called AML.The format is not secret either, it's just binary encoded. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link stavros 5 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Ahh OK, well that just sounds reasonable. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link stavros 5 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Ahh OK, well that just sounds reasonable. Reply View | 0 replies
No, the SMS is initiated by the device upon calling emergency, not requested by the emergency service. The standard is called AML.
The format is not secret either, it's just binary encoded.