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A new lawsuit filed in New York is seeking to stop the implementation of FEMA's new "Presidential Alert" messaging system, an alert used for national emergencies that can be deployed by President Trump. Plaintiffs in Manhattan are suing Mr. Trump and FEMA Administrator Brock Long, claiming the alert system is a "violation of Americans' First and Fourth Amendment rights to be free from Government-compelled listening, as well as warrantless, non-consensual trespass into and seizure of their cellular devices."
Plaintiffs compare the alert system to "hijacking private property for the purpose of planting a Government-controlled loudspeaker in the home and on the person of every American." This new presidential alert is nationwide and only used for advance warning of national crises.
According to FEMA, the alert is not a text or SMS (short message service) but an audio and text warning that will display as a notification across a user's cellphone -- similar to the ones carriers receive during Amber Alerts and weather emergencies.
Previously: FEMA Emergency Test Message to be Sent to Most U.S. Cell Phones on Sept. 20 (or Oct. 3)
What to Expect From the U.S. Wireless Emergency Alert Test Today
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @01:29AM (1 child)
One word: Hawaii.
"BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL."
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday October 07 2018, @06:06AM
Thank you, Anonymous. So many folks don't get it. You get it. My Presidential Alerts are for my MOST IMPORTANT messages. The ones I want ALL AMERICANS -- all Americans that have Cell Phones -- to get. About the nuclear, about ISIS, about Hurricane & Earthquake. Alt-left violence, BIE riots. Flu. And, test messages. We did a test message this week, it was tremendous. And it's going to be mostly test messages.
Not, Sushi Nakazawa opened up at Trump International Hotel. The best seafood, beautiful gold decor. Not, we got two great guys, the best guys, on SC, big victory over Dems. Not, get out and VOTE on Nov. 6th..
I call it my Presidential Alerts. But, they're an Obama thing. He was a DISASTER for our Country. And he wanted everyone to know. His message was, here I am, here come the disasters. So his people came up with the Alerts. And possibly, I'll never need them. I have 150 million followers on Social Media, they love my VERY POSITIVE message. And we're going to have a lot less disasters than we had with Obama. Very successful negotiations with Chairman Kim -- frankly, we fell in love with each other. And North Korea will be denuking very soon. And, big victories over ISIS -- which, by the way, Obama is the founder of (and Crooked H is the co-founder). Big victories over ISIS, we helped Syria & Iraq to win Mosul and Raqqa. And ISIS, basically it's a nothing now. Because of me!!!