Now that the FCC is getting into the act regarding texting disaster and attack messages to your mobile device, I thought it might be time for a little post I wrote back in 2006:
THIS IS A TEST
OF THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY TEXT
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WARNING SYSTEM.
IF EVIL DOERS IN
YOUR AREA ARE UP
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TO NO GOOD, THIS
SYSTEM IS DESIGNED
TO GIVE YOU JUST
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ENOUGH INFO
FOR YOU TO KNOW
THAT YOU ARE
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REALLY SCREWED!
BUT THANK GOD
THIS IS ONLY...
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...A TEST.
The article wonders what will be done for those of us who ignore text messages on our phones. I wonder what's going to happen the first time somebody abuses this ill-conceived system? PANIC!
TAGS: WARN Act, DHS
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