NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study

Sun Jan 3 06:30:04 UTC 2021

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Valdis Klētnieks" <valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu>
> To: "Matt Hoppes" <mattlists at rivervalleyinternet.net>
> Cc: nanog at 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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