Source: Schneier
Conspiracy Theories Around the "Presidential Alert"
Noted conspiracy theorist John McAfee tweeted:
The “Presidential alerts”: they are capable of accessing the E911 chip in your phones – giving them full access to your location, microphone, camera and every function of your phone. This not a rant, this is from me, still one of the leading cybersecurity experts. Wake up people!
This is, of course, ridiculous. I don’t even know what an “E911 chip” is. And — honestly — if the NSA wanted in your phone, they would be a lot more subtle than this.
RT has picked up the story, though.
(If they just called it a “FEMA Alert,” there would be a lot less stress about the whole thing.)