Should Netflix and Hulu give you emergency alerts?

guest · Mar 10, 2019

Should Netflix and Hulu give you emergency alerts?
March 8, 2019
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/08/tech/emergency-alert-netflix-hulu-streaming/index.html

The federal emergency alert program was designed decades ago to interrupt your TV show or radio station and warn about impending danger — from severe weather events to acts of war.

But people watch TV and listen to radio differently today. If a person is watching Netflix, listening to Spotify or playing a video game, for example, they might miss a critical emergency alert altogether.
"More and more people are opting out of the traditional television services," said Gregory Touhill [...]

"Is it possible? Yes. Is it practical? Maybe not," Touhill told CNN Business.
Another concern is whether devices connected to the internet are reliable indicators of a person's location.
A source familiar with Netflix's thinking told CNN Business that the company's ability to pinpoint a customer's exact location may vary depending on that person's internet service provider.
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guest · Oct 25, 2019

US lawmakers want streaming services like Netflix to issue emergency alerts
The READI Act would also prevent false alarms from happening and scaring people
October 25, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/25/readi-act/

A bipartisan bill reintroduced in the Senate by US Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and John Thune (R-S.D.) could lead to emergency alerts issued through online video and audio streaming services like Netflix and Spotify.

A group of bipartisan Congress members -- Representatives Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawai'i), Pete Olson (R-Texas) and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) -- has also introduced the READI Act at the House of Representatives. McNerney said "[t]he READI Act will help improve the current [Wireless Emergency Alert] system and emergency alerting more broadly, so that my constituents and Americans across the country can count on receiving life-saving warnings when faced with these dire situations."
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