Comments on: National emergency text message alert system approved: You’ll soon be getting txts from the president http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: m http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649863 m Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:32:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649863 thnx thnx

]]> By: David Moisan http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649802 David Moisan Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:49:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649802 I presume this will work with the existing EAS (Emergency Alert System), descendant of the famous EBS (if you hear the tone, kiss your heinie goodbye!) There has never been a message originated from the President through EBS or EAS (though there were several false alerts.) The safeguards seem to exist already. I presume this will work with the existing EAS (Emergency Alert System), descendant of the famous EBS (if you hear the tone, kiss your heinie goodbye!)

There has never been a message originated from the President through EBS or EAS (though there were several false alerts.)

The safeguards seem to exist already.

]]> By: jeff http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649797 jeff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:46:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649797 the knicks have won 3 in a row, and to decent teams. where is my text message? the knicks have won 3 in a row, and to decent teams. where is my text message?

]]> By: Ste http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649522 Ste Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:31:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649522 In 2004, Italian government sent SMS messages to ALL citizens in order to inform them for upcoming election time and day (http://www.repubblica.it/2004/f/sezioni/politica/preselezioni/sms2/sms2.html) In 2004, Italian government sent SMS messages to ALL citizens in order to inform them for upcoming election time and day (http://www.repubblica.it/2004/f/sezioni/politica/preselezioni/sms2/sms2.html)

]]> By: Nicholas Deleon http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649469 Nicholas Deleon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649469 You win best comment ever. Well done. -na You win best comment ever. Well done.

-na

]]> By: Tom Woolf http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649447 Tom Woolf Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:33:02 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649447 Message directly from the president? Imagine the opportunities for abuse... November 2, 2008 (2 days before election day*): "WARNING - CODE RED - TERRORISTS HAVE THREATENED TO DESTROY *insert your town name here* IF THE DEMOCRATS WIN. VOTE FOR MCCAIN OR YOU WILL ALL DIE. xoxoxoxo KR, DC" (please note the incompetency of failing to transmit your actual town name, instead sending "insert your town name here". also please note the "president's" signature) But seriously - whether we are talking about shoe sales or propaganda/hype/other BS, although the gains from proper use of this system could be tremendous in lives saved, the opportunities for abuse are equally steep. If this does get put into service, we need folks overseeing the system who have the authority and ethics to do so properly. *Yes, I know - it won't be put into use until 2010, not later in 2008, but you get my drift. Message directly from the president? Imagine the opportunities for abuse…

November 2, 2008 (2 days before election day*):
“WARNING - CODE RED - TERRORISTS HAVE THREATENED TO DESTROY *insert your town name here* IF THE DEMOCRATS WIN. VOTE FOR MCCAIN OR YOU WILL ALL DIE. xoxoxoxo KR, DC”

(please note the incompetency of failing to transmit your actual town name, instead sending “insert your town name here”. also please note the “president’s” signature)

But seriously - whether we are talking about shoe sales or propaganda/hype/other BS, although the gains from proper use of this system could be tremendous in lives saved, the opportunities for abuse are equally steep. If this does get put into service, we need folks overseeing the system who have the authority and ethics to do so properly.

*Yes, I know - it won’t be put into use until 2010, not later in 2008, but you get my drift.

]]> By: m http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/10/national-emergency-text-message-alert-system-approved-youll-soon-be-getting-txts-from-the-president/#comment-649299 m Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:28:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24483#comment-649299 just what we need, hillary texting us about a shoe sale at macy's just what we need, hillary texting us about a shoe sale at macy’s

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