Les Jones

Tech > Do You Have an ICE Number on Your Cell Phone?

I forget where I heard about it, but the idea is to add an address book entry in your cell phone labeled ICE (for In Case of Emergency). If you're found unconscious rescue personnel can call that number to get your next of kin or other emergency contact. That instantly struck me as a grand idea, so I put Melissa's cell phone number in my ICE entry.

PS Snopes says there's an urban legend floating around that an ICE number somehow makes your phone susceptible to viruses. It's not true.