ICE Update Update

Some malicious idiot has started an email campaign to counter ICE by falsely stating that setting up an ICE contact in your phone's address book will automatically result in your being charged premium rates for the "service".

ICE is about enabling paramedics and police to figure out whom they shold contact in the event that something messy happens to you. You could tattoo your next-of-kin's name and number on your forehead, or wear dog-tags, or carry an ICE card in your wallet, or provide this basic information in any number of ways. Adding an In Case of Emergency (ICE) number to your contacts is simply the way the UK campaign went because mobile phones are damned near ubiquitous.

So ignore the email when you get it. It's a HOAX, and a petty, mean-spirited one. And if you're stupid enough to believe it, well, hey, there's no helping you.