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Title: Coming To Your Cell Phone: Text Messages From Uncle Sam
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URL Source: http://www.informationweek.com/blog ... es/2008/04/coming_to_your.html
Published: Apr 11, 2008
Author: Eric Zeman
Post Date: 2008-04-11 09:25:35 by angle
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Views: 228
Comments: 15
The FCC has approved a new nationwide alert system that will send text messages to cell phones to alert Americans when an emergency, disaster, or attack occurs. Only three types of events will trigger the emergency text message, which will be sent by your carrier. This is a good idea, though I am sure it will be completely ignored by many. The text messages will be sent for the following reasons: there is a terrorist or other attack that threatens the safety or health of Americans; an imminent or on-going natural disaster such as an earthquake, hurricane or tornado; or an Amber alert. If any of these three happens, your network operator will be contacted by the government, and an alert will be sent to your mobile phone. Participation by the network operators is not mandatory, though AT&T (NYSE: T), Sprint (NYSE: S), T-Mobile, and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have all said they will adopt the program. Smaller, regional carriers are likely to follow suit. FCC chairman Kevin Martin said, "The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families prior to, and during, disasters and other emergencies." According to CNN, a yet-to-be named federal agency would create the messages and information that would go to the participating cell phone companies. Once that agency is created, all carriers who opt into the system will have to meet the requirements of the system -- which have not been made public -- within 10 months. Sadly, subscribers will be able to opt out of receiving the messages. This sort of negates the benefit, if you ask me. Could anonymous emergency alerts become blasé, surely. But the most important tool to have during any emergency is information. Why you'd want to restrict your access to information is beyond me.
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#1. To: All (#0)
This writer sounds like an idiot. The point is restricting their access to us, you dolt.
"Hello Rothschild's cattle!" ~ Deek Jackson
"Big Brother is here like a wolf in sheep's clothing. "
"Hello Rothschild's cattle!" ~ Deek Jackson
The ability to deliver accurate and timely NWO propaganda to the masses.
And we complain about telemarketers.
"Hello Rothschild's cattle!" ~ Deek Jackson
Would the election of George W Bush have qualified? Ah-ha. An Amber alert. Amber alerts have nothing to do with the health and safety of the public at large. They are ONLY for the benefit of one person. To recruit the public's help on Amber alerts this way means this system will be used as a de facto conscription tool. Next, will be any alerts against anyone declared by the government to be a public enemy. Look for political opponents to be so targeted.
When sociologist Andrej Holm of the University of Berlin was arrested by the authorities on terrorism charges, one of the charges against him was that he had suspiciously failed to take his cell phone to some meetings he was at.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Next, will be any alerts against anyone declared by the government to be a public enemy. Look for political opponents to be so targeted. I bet you are right on.
"The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear." -- Herbert Sebastien Agar (1897-1980) Source: The Time for Greatness, 1942
good grief
'Individuals should not take responsibility for their own defense. That’s what the police are for. ... If I oppose individuals defending themselves, I have to support police defending them. I have to support a police state.”' Alan Dershowitz
It's for the children.
'Individuals should not take responsibility for their own defense. That’s what the police are for. ... If I oppose individuals defending themselves, I have to support police defending them. I have to support a police state.”' Alan Dershowitz
i'm on the verge of trashing my overpriced cell phone....this may put me over the edge....."hello. this is secretary abe foxman of the united states department of the antidefamation league....."
President Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913. History proved that on that day, the Constitution ceased to be the governing covenant of the American people, and our liberties were handed over to a small group of international bankers. - Secrets of the Federal Reserve by Eustace Mullins
I haven't used a cell phone in over five years now...it's great.
Good for you! I agree, I hate them. I only had one for a short while when I was blowing the whistle on the fraud in the Nader campaign, the law firm monitoring the election in Oregon for Kerry gave me one because they wanted to get in touch with me on demand. I was glad to give it up back to them when that was over, though they did offer to let me keep it. In fact, I was kind of surprised by all the gifting that episode created. I did take some of the money that did compensate my expenses, but couldn't in good conscious take some of the 'thank you' based stuff offered.
We were somehow able to muddle along for thousands of years without 'em. Much like all the 'features' that are available with telephones that I don't have: if the phone rings and I'm in, I'll answer it without the need to know who it is, and if I'm speaking with someone, I don't want to put them on hold while taking another call. If it's important, they'll call back: if not, the conversation would probably have gone badly for them anyway.
rats...i can't do video..
President Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913. History proved that on that day, the Constitution ceased to be the governing covenant of the American people, and our liberties were handed over to a small group of international bankers. - Secrets of the Federal Reserve by Eustace Mullins
Why you'd want to restrict your access to information is beyond me.
#2. To: All (#0)
I liked this one in the comments section:
#3. To: angle (#0)
FCC chairman Kevin Martin said, "The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families prior to, and during, disasters and other emergencies."
#4. To: LACUMO (#3)
accurate and timely NWO propaganda
#5. To: angle (#0)
The text messages will be sent for the following reasons: there is a terrorist or other attack that threatens the safety or health of Americans; an imminent or on-going natural disaster such as an earthquake, hurricane or tornado;
or an Amber alert.
#6. To: angle (#0)
#7. To: Pinguinite (#5)
To recruit the public's help on Amber alerts this way means this system will be used as a de facto conscription tool.
#8. To: aristeides (#6)
When sociologist Andrej Holm of the University of Berlin was arrested by the authorities on terrorism charges, one of the charges against him was that he had suspiciously failed to take his cell phone to some meetings he was at.
#9. To: LACUMO (#3)
The ability to deliver accurate and timely NWO propaganda to the masses.
#10. To: angle (#0)
According to CNN, a yet-to-be named federal agency would create the messages and information that would go to the participating cell phone companies. Once that agency is created, all carriers who opt into the system will have to meet the requirements of the system -- which have not been made public -- within 10 months.
#11. To: angle (#0)
#12. To: lodwick (#11)
"I haven't used a cell phone in over five years now...it's great."
Obama for president 2008
#13. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt (#10)
#14. To: Ferret Mike (#12)
I was glad to give it up back to them when that was over, though they did offer to let me keep it.
#15. To: Old Friend (#13)
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