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Bulk Text Messaging
2008-04-11 06:22:02 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 

This seems very worrisome:

Federal regulators approved a plan on Wednesday to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cellphones.

The real question is whether the benefits outweigh the risks. I could certainly imagine scenarios where getting short text messages out to everyone in a particular geographic area is a good thing, but I can also imagine the hacking possibilities.

And once this system is developed for emergency use, can a bulk SMS business be far behind?

 
Tags: short text messages, text messages, imagine scenarios, bulk sms business, imagine, federal regulators, real question, benefits outweigh, system
 
 
 
 
 
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