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Used correctly, these should be so infrequent that there's no legitimate reason to disable them. This is a broadcast, not a data collection, and if a missile is headed in your general area, literally every capable device should be telling you about it.
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It was a bit odd to have every cellphone in a hallway go off with the same tone. I guess some folks weren't watching the news and didn't get word before hand.
> I guess some folks weren't watching the news and didn't get word before hand. How would have knowing about it changed anything if you can't opt out?
It was a bit odd to have every cellphone in a hallway go off with the same tone. I guess some folks weren't watching the news and didn't get word before hand.
I guess some folks weren't watching the news Some folks tend to do that at work, yes.
"Presidential Alerts" is a terrible name in a time where presidents from either party tend to have about 40% approval or less. The name just automatically angers a significant portion of the population, no matter who the president happens to be. Considering that the presidency is a political position, it's not unreasonable to expect "Presidential Alerts" to be of a political nature, even though that is not how the sy…
The "Presidential" alert is the level of alert. It's been named this for over a decade, but none have ever been sent.
The levels are :
AMBER alert
Severe alerts
Extreme alerts
Presidential alerts
A bunch of us just got one. SERIOUSLY? Does it _HAVE_ _TO_ say "presidential alert"? Do I have to be reminded of "him" during a time of potential crisis? What could "Cheeto-Satan" have to say in a real emergency that is of any value whatsoever?
The content is written by FEMA, not the president. The title on the alert is misleading.
Yep-- Brock Long.
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Probably because Google and Apple make essentially every phone in use and they agreed to ignore your settings in favor of the President's. I guess the benefit of not having control is that you can't be accused of being a jerk for having it go off during a movie or in court or whatever, since you have no choice.
So this is just something Apple/Google agreed on? Or is this some US law that requires Apple/Google to ship devices without an option to turn this off?
Anyone know anything about the underlying tech? Is it related to E911, e.g. any privacy implications?
"Presidential Alerts" is a terrible name in a time where presidents from either party tend to have about 40% approval or less. The name just automatically angers a significant portion of the population, no matter who the president happens to be. Considering that the presidency is a political position, it's not unreasonable to expect "Presidential Alerts" to be of a political nature, even though that is not how the sy…
From https://twitter.com/dmelvin3737/status/1047557154729840646 The "Presidential" alert is the level of alert. It's been named this for over a decade, but none have ever been sent. The levels are : AMBER alert Severe alerts Extreme alerts Presidential alerts