Originating from the UN...presumably everyone will see through it? B http://www.physorg.com/news136050331.html
UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts (AP) -- In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices' address books under an entry labeled "ICE" - for "in case of emergency." Now, the U.N. International Telecommunication Union is trying to adapt that system for the rest of the world. The ITU's idea is for people to start the contacts in their phone address books with the Arabic numerals "01," "02," and so on and adding a description of the contact in a native script. For example, a dad's contact number would appear as "01father," with "father" substituted with the equivalent word in other languages. The Arabic numerals tend to be universally recognized. Firefighters, police and other emergency workers would then know to look first under those numerals to find the next of kin and other key contacts. The ITU notes that while "ICE" has emerged as a way for people to list emergency contact numbers, "this precludes people who do not use or recognize the Roman script from readily identifying what the term `ICE' represents. ITU members expressed the need to identify emergency contacts independent of language or script." It's not clear whether people will readily adopt this system, which ITU is calling "a standard" even though the agency itself came up with it. The ITU said it would work with the nonprofit organization ICE4SAFETY to promote the alternative. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
