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Re:It Was Bad UX, not a “Wrong Button” in Hawaii by antonkm on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @02:24PM (#16161356)
I think you're a bit off with the time frame. The system sends push notifications to citizens in a specific area, or am I mistaken? Are these texts?
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Re:It Was Bad UX, not a “Wrong Button” in Hawaii by slowhands on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @12:34PM (#16169885)
The Wireless Emergency Alerts system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Emergency_Alerts) dates back to 2006, but it is quite plausible that the backend this interface controls predates that if it was originally a desktop interface for the Emergency Broadcast/Emergency Alert System.
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