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It's a US-specific system for alerting people to missing children. It's named after Amber Hagerman⁰, a 9-year-old who was abducted and murdered in the '90s. On
by tsm 4y ago
It's a US-specific system for alerting people to missing children. It's named after Amber Hagerman⁰, a 9-year-old who was abducted and murdered in the '90s. On smartphones they can appear as (very loud) notifications with details about the missing child, potential abductors, vehicle, etc. You'll also see the same info on electronic message boards along the motorway.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_alert#Namesake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_alert#Namesake
- whuthu 4y agoThank you for the info. I think I found the equivalent on my Android phone, seems it's the "Emergency Alerts" section of the Settings app. I've never received one though.
- bombcar 4y agoThose also cover sever weather warnings (does UK have tornadoes and hurricanes?) and things like "incoming missile". They amusingly alert when they're not supposed to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hawaii_false_missile_alert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hawaii_false_missile_aler...
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- PragmaticPulp 4y ago> It's a US-specific system It’s deployed in a lot of countries. Search this thread for “Ontario” (Canada) for example.
- RegnisGnaw 4y agoIn Canada, we don't send AMBER Alerts though. We send all alerts as NATIONAL/PRESIDENTIAL ALERT.