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Thursday, 18 November 2010
Big Brother is going to spam your cell phone
Big Brother has an important text message for you. And you. And you too. The
Emergency Broadcast System is being retooled —
as text messages.
Communications company Alcatel-Lucent recently announced the creation of the Broadcast Message Center (BMC), a feature that enables government agencies to send immediate alerts to mobile phones in the event of a state, local or national emergency.
The messages, similar to the warnings that periodically interrupt television broadcasts, will be sent via text message using the BMC, and will be geographically-targeted. For example, an alert pertaining to a road closure in a particular town will only be distributed to mobile phones in that area, while a significantly larger group of people will receive text warnings in the event of a city-specific or nationwide crisis.
The BMC will act as a "secure interface between the emergency management agency" and the mobile phone carrier, the press release said. Warnings will contact people in the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster, inclement weather, highway accident, business evacuation, school or campus emergency, Amber Alert and other crises.
I especially like that "other crises" part. Cat's up a tree, activiate the BMC!
Maybe, and I really do mean maybe, this could be a good idea if there truly is iminent danger. Terrorist attack in progress? Sure. Tornado on the way? Yup. It might snow tomorrow? Doesn't The Weather Channel already have that covered? Highway accident or road closure? Do I really care if I'm sitting in my living room wearing pajamas?
Remember to a bureaucrat with time on his hands everything looks like a crisis. Don't forget to get your flu shot! The possibilities are endless.
And what happens when that "secure interface" is inevitably compromised?
The Broadcast Message Center has been tested already in San Diego and Tampa, and is currently in field trials with all the major mobile phone carriers.
Hang on a sec, there's a message coming in now. "Report to DNC
Indoctrination Center at the corner of Fourth and Main for Obamabot
retraining." Sorry guys, I gotta go, Big Brother is watching!
Posted at 10:10 by Chris Wysocki
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