The FCC Will Review Emergency Alert Systems in the US (engadget.com)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/08/1828209/the-fcc-will-review-emergency-alert-systems-in-the-us
- Source link: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-fcc-will-review-emergency-alert-systems-in-the-us-212753623.html
> The Federal Communications Commission is [1]planning a review of the US emergency alert systems . Both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WAS) will be subject to a "re-examination" by the agency. "We want to ensure that these programs deliver the results that Americans want and need," FCC Chairman Brendan Carr posted on X.
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> The announcement of this plan notes that the infrastructure underlying the EAS -- which includes radio, television, satellite and cable systems -- is 31 years old, while the framework underpinning the WAS mobile device alerts is 13 years old. The FCC review will also assess what entities should be able to send alerts on those systems, as well as topics such as geographic targeting and security.
[1] https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-fcc-will-review-emergency-alert-systems-in-the-us-212753623.html
force it to disable any DRM on ATSC 3.0 when used! (Score:2)
force it to disable any DRM on ATSC 3.0 when used!
Can we make alerts great again? (Score:2)
Had to turn these off completely after California kept abusing it by throwing ebony, feather and silver alerts under extreme threats in the middle of the fucking night. I'm not alone in this either, when I'm in a crowd of people, only one or two phones "buzz" during an "extreme" danger for exactly this reason: People are fucking tired of it.
Amazing (Score:1)
What's the status of the Epstein files?
Re: Amazing (Score:2)
Don't worry, the current administration has you covered -- you won't need to flee the country until some time after 2028.
And to make sure everybody's on the same page (Score:1)
We will be testing the robustness of the new system when our president is delivering his MAGA speech while wearing a helmet during Superbowl halftime.
Well, you want a serious QA or a healthy QB?
What's The Point (Score:1)
With the defunding or underfunding of most of the departments actually involved in determining whether there is an emergency or not, what's the point? Under Trump, there won't be emergencies to alert. It's all smooth sailing from here on out.
Get rid (Score:3)
of the Amber, Blue and Ebony alert BS and I'll consider turning my alerts back on. You've abused this system.
Re: Get rid (Score:2)
Blue and ebony are region specific, non-standard alerts. If you have the misfortune of living in California like I do, then they also broadcast them under the same category tags as F5 hurricanes and tornadoes, which is incredibly stupid, but there you have it.
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> of the Amber, Blue and Ebony alert BS and I'll consider turning my alerts back on. You've abused this system.
On recent phones you can disable amber and public safety alerts (while allowing extreme threat alerts). Of course, some jurisdictions may abuse the classifications.
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Yep, Alabama had used Blue for an event almost 300 miles away in the middle of the night, so I disabled it. Then recently, they used the Extreme threat category instead of Blue (probably because everybody disabled it) for another similar event. So now I can choose to either get tornado warnings (I have other means, but it's good to have multiple) or disable useless "back the blue" alerts.
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Blue alerts are the biggest abuse of a broadcast system since there's no real benefit for the public. They're not expected to assist or anything
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Blue alerts: They're going to expect the public to stare at the driver in a car next to them when that person has demonstrated no compunction over killing police officers?