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Re: California fires: smart speakers and emergency alerts


From: Lou Katz <lou () metron com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:27:17 -0700

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 01:53:21PM -0400, Sean Donelan wrote:
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If the product managers for smart speakers and smart TVs are successful, 
and replace am/fm radios and cable/over-the-air TVs in households, 
eventually there will be a catastrophe.  After the catstrophe, the public 
(and politicians) will likely ask why didn't they get a emergency warning 
from their smart speakers and smart TVs like they used to get from their 
old am/fm radios and old TVs?

That means I can't use my TV, etc. without agreeing to the manufacturers
'Terms and Conditions'
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