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Re: NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study


From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra () baylink com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:30:04 +0000 (UTC)

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From: "Valdis Klētnieks" <valdis.kletnieks () vt edu>
To: "Matt Hoppes" <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net>
Cc: nanog () nanog org

On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:12:40 -0500, Matt Hoppes said:
How would that even work?  Force a pop up into web traffic?

That's not going to play nicely at all in a world of https://

 What if the end users is using an app on a phone?

I'm having a hard time thinking of what app I could *possibly* be using on a
phone where I wouldn't want an interruption for a tornado or active shooter
alert.

This would probably -- on phones, at least -- involve tightening up the deployment
of CMAS/WEA, and the apps that catch it, which are pretty crappy right now; at least
the one on my LG-V20 is.

This was discussed in detail a while ago - I'm pretty sure the general
consensus was that having the phone/game console/smart home control center/
whatever would be running an alert endpoint app that would talk to the ISP/
cellphone tower and register for alerts and then DTRT to notify the relevant
carbon-based life forms.

Yeah, I designed most of this about 10 years ago, and couldn't figure out
where to wedge it in.

Cheers,
-- jra
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