Government chips inside phones

[hazelnut]

Guess a lot of folk won't like this (judging by posts under the article)

 

?Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would appear on cell phones equipped with special chips and software,? under the new program which was launched today in New York and is set to be rolled out across all major cities by the end of next year, reports CBS New York.

 

Cellphone users would not be able to opt out of ?presidential messages,? with Verizon and AT&T, the nation?s largest cell phone carriers, already on board.

 

http://www.prisonplanet.com/what-else-will-the-governments-special-chip-in-your-cellphone-do.html

[Corona]

Yeah. 300 million text messages sent out per alert. But don't worry, the taxpayers will cover the cost.

 

And of course you can't opt out from the manchilds' messages. Important ones like, Vote For Me.

[redhawk]

Before you know it somebody finds a way to circumvent annoying technology via PICs or firmware patching

 

Richard S.

[Winapp2.ini]

What if you just open up the phone and pop it out?

 

 

[CTskifreak]

First version of Cynaogen for Android after these phones comes out - completely disables the chip.

[Super Fast]

That's why you use a trackfone!

[login123]

And a tin foil phone wallet to match my hat.

[Aethec]

First version of Cynaogen for Android after these phones comes out - completely disables the chip.

 

The government might decide disabling the chip is illegal.

[Nergal]

The government might decide disabling the chip is illegal.

 

Here in the states, this is not very likely, or at least it'll have to go through the Supreme Court before they could make the disable illegal. However, Presidental messages would only happen in extreme situations (L.A. about to be Nuked etc.) Amber alert texts are already rare and really (though I did opt-into them) they really aren't any sort of bother, plus if you save a child you're awesome for it

[Aethec]

Yes, but this seems like a pretense to do other things - just like censoring child pornography is. You can't argue against amber alerts or banning child porn, but what can be used as a useful tool can also be used to do bad things.