Well put. And it takes time to identify a body properly, so if you have gone
to the other side of town, you'll have probably been in touch since. As Tim
says, it's about balancing risk.
One other thing that did occur to me though, is that if the phone is working
sufficiently for the authorities to find ICE in your phone list, then surely
they can also find (example from my phone), "Home", "Mum and Dad" etc.?
Either way though it's a good idea.
Simon.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Turner
Sent: 15 July 2005 14:41
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Next of Kin
The only mobiles which have an ICE contact (as mine does now) will be owned
by people who have chosen to enter it. It's a matter of balancing the risk.
The vast majority of people will never need such a thing. In the small
number of cases where it's an issue, you have to decide whether you would
prefer the risk of a false report (your family being told you're dead
because your mobile is found at the scene of a disaster), or the risk that
you are unidentifiable, dead or alive, and no-one can contact your family to
let them know what state you're in. None of us would choose to be in either
situation - all of us have a choice about whether to put an ICE contact in
their phone.
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