NOW I KNOW WHY I DO NOT OWN A CELL PHONE!

Barack Obama to be able to text terror warnings to all US phones

• Posted by Darla Dawald, National Director on May 10, 2011 at 9:45pm in Patriot Action Alerts
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If the cell phone providers having the capability to track you wasn't enough...Now this. Suddenly it's all making perfect sense to me. More government intrusion and tracking. No rights, no ability to opt out... as they say "They've got your number"

Darla

Barack Obama to be able to text terror warnings to all US phones

President Barack Obama will be able to send any mobile phone in the United States a text message warning of imminent danger, from a terror attack to a natural disaster, under plans announced on Tuesday.

Mr Obama has been dubbed the 'texter-in-chief' Photo: GETTY

By Alex Spillius, Washington 11:54PM BST 10 May 2011

From next year, new phones and other hand-held devices will be required to be fitted with special chips to receive the alerts, which will also be sent by state and local authorities. Users will be able to opt out of every type of alert except those from the president, said the Federal Communications Commission.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8506093/Barack-Obama-to-...