Public Knowledge Urges Focus on Privacy as FCC Considers New 911 Rules
Public Knowledge urged the FCC to safeguard the privacy of consumers as it considers rules for next-generation 911, in comments on a Further NPRM approved by commissioners in March. PK supports the FCC’s goals of making NG911 “more reliable and useful for consumers who require emergency services in critical times of need,” said a filing this week in docket 21-479. “However, these services do not come without risks,” it added.
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PK “urges the Commission to prioritize the protection of consumer information and related sensitive data that is transmitted through the use of NG911 services as it considers enhancing NG911 networks.” As the use of NG911 increases, “the risks of the misuse and exposure of sensitive consumer information grow in tandem," it said.