Re: NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study

[Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>]

Mike Hammett wrote:

> Every device that would be capable of doing anything also has an OS.

Old computers had hardware (manually manipulated switches and
light bulbs to read/write specific memory locations) to install boot
strap loader to download OS without any OS.

> The only involvement ISPs should have is ensuring that they have
> proper IP <-> geolocation information

Though IP layer has notion of location w.r.t. network topology,
it is not geolocation, which is why there is no precise geolocation
services to be relied by essential services such as emergency
alert.

                                                Masataka Ohta