New Yorkers soon to get emergency cell phone alerts in what Bloomberg calls 'quantum leap forward'

New York Daily News ^ | 5/9/2011 | ERIN EINHORN

[KentuckianaHeadhunter]

Emergency officials will soon be able to blast critical alerts to anyone with a cell phone ...

The messages, including urgent blasts from the President, information on imminent threats and Amber Alerts about missing children, will supercede all other phone traffic so they won't be stalled or delayed.

[KentuckianaHeadhunter]

How come all the paranoid liberals don't even notice these thing?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

George Orwell would be so pleased.

[dfwddr]

What number do I hit to opt out ?

[A_Former_Democrat]

They’re too busy still complaining about the Patriot Act

[combat_boots]

GPS

Next, DHS will simply be able to blow you up if you have a cell phone.

Cyber-security indeed.

[unixfox]

Hackers will be ALL OVER IT!

[o_zarkman44]

Now ain’t that special..........

[upchuck]

Reason #616 why I’m glad I never fell prey to cell phone disease.

[apillar]

Anybody be surprised if Obama 2012 campaign messages suddenly become critical alerts? But seriously, I would probably report every one of these as spam just for posterity’s sake.

[NWFLConservative]

Yup, it’s 1984, no doubt about it.

If they can blast something your cell phone, they can track you as well.

This crap has got to stop. Another revolution is probably the only way at this point.

[Flint]

Remember in “1984” the speakers all over the place that broadcast messages so the people could hear them. Now you are carrying the speaker in your pocket. Same deal different technology.

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[Viking2002]

Just something to keep the minds of all the Long Island sheep trained on a good crisis. Can't let America's Babylon stray off the reservation and worry about the cost of milk, gas, the loss of personal liberty, or any of that superficial fluff.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[freedumb2003]

>>What number do I hit to opt out ?<<

The “~” key.

[DBrow]

The president has no authority over disasters outside Washington DC. That’s what the Stafford Act is all about.

[samadams2000]

When the government hires a person to wipe our asses we will have arrived as a people.

[Kansas58]

What happens to all the 911 calls while these dear leaders take over the signals?

[Haiku Guy]

To quote Mark Levin, “Get off my phone, you big jerk!”

[suijuris]

Don’t laugh. The technology certainly exist to be able to do it.

[Outlaw Woman]

You know how 'they' (marxist/libs) are going to get rid of us?? They are going to absolutely torment us to death. That's how.