Wireless Emergency Alerts
Hey, Hawaii: The Telecom Industry Lobbied Against Testing for Emergency Alert System
Everyone in Hawaii received a ballistic missile threat today under a system that currently has no good testing protocols.
Wireless Emergency Alerts of the Future Will Support Clickable Links
The current alerts, used for things like weather emergencies and Amber Alerts, only support text.
The emergency alert about Ahmad Khan Rahami left out some key details
On Monday, the Wireless Emergency Alerts system sent a message to millions of phones that Ahmad Khan Rahami was wanted by law enforcement — but it didn't say much else.
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Millions of Cheap Cell Phones Don't Get Emergency Alerts
The issue is the newest target of digital divide activists.
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