A related new concept is the phone Dear Leader Feature, in which Obama himself can bypass all other officials and phone text you directly.
it is possible that the permissibility of this feature is still being debated.
>>> A related new concept is the phone Dear Leader Feature, in which Obama himself can bypass all other officials and phone text you directly. it is possible that the permissibility of this feature is still being debated.
Well I surely hope that particular ‘feature’ gets nixed.
At the moment I have neither TV nor Internet at home, so I miss out on some of the new *ahem* Government Announcement to the Community-at-large Whether You Want It or Not services.
A FRiend has informed me that Amber Alerts & other alerts deemed worthy by civil servants disrupt regular TV programming at ear-splitting volume no matter what volume you set before drifting off peacefully to sleep, for instance. The authorites in his area, with apparently the cooperation of TV manufacturers and the cable companies, can hijack your own TV in your own house.
While I never imagined that sort of intrusion (meaning on a local/state/federal gov’t level), the expectation of being available to others at all times is what made me resist buying myself a cell phone for as long as I did. I have to admit that - frustrating as it is when I can’t reach my Dad sometimes - I admire his continued resistance.