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What3words and the emergency services
I don't think it's appropriate for the emergency services to promote the use of W3W to the general public. Nor do I think it's appropriate for them to advertise it. It's also inappropriate for critical applications at the moment.
The initial blog explaining the risks of emergency services using W3W
Why What3Words is not suitable for safety critical applications:
https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-suitable-for-safety-critical-applications/
Article about the legal threats against Aaron Toponce a security researcher.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210430/22510246716/
Public Money Public Code campaign.
https://publiccode.eu/
Further Reading.
What3words and Homophones:
https://emergencylocate.co.uk/w3w_hp_blog.html
App used by emergency services under scrutiny:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56901363
What3Words submitting takedown requests against Tweets:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21184505
Post by Terence Eden about What 3 words in 2019
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/03/why-bother-with-what-three-words/
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By I don't think it's appropriate for the emergency services to promote the use of W3W to the general public. Nor do I think it's appropriate for them to advertise it. It's also inappropriate for critical applications at the moment.
The initial blog explaining the risks of emergency services using W3W
Why What3Words is not suitable for safety critical applications:
https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-suitable-for-safety-critical-applications/
Article about the legal threats against Aaron Toponce a security researcher.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210430/22510246716/
Public Money Public Code campaign.
https://publiccode.eu/
Further Reading.
What3words and Homophones:
https://emergencylocate.co.uk/w3w_hp_blog.html
App used by emergency services under scrutiny:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56901363
What3Words submitting takedown requests against Tweets:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21184505
Post by Terence Eden about What 3 words in 2019
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/03/why-bother-with-what-three-words/