https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/tech/emergency-alert-netflix-hulu-streaming/index.html
New York (CNN Business) 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, a cybersecurity expert who served at the
Department of Homeland security and was the first-ever Federal Chief
Information Security Officer. "There's a huge population out there that
needs to help us rethink how we do this."
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