The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 days ago

    And why does Google manage that and not the government utilizing public standards mandated for both android and iOS?

    • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      6 days ago

      Yeah, I also read it the opposite way as the author wrote it: 469 people were warned by Google after their government failed to warn them.

      It’s not Google’s job to track and warn people about earthquakes, their job is to make sure their alert system accepts/distributes government safety warnings, which to my knowledge works just fine.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Yeah, I get “severe weather” notifications on my phone, even when the storm isn’t super concerning (and certainly not in my area). I do make decisions based on that, and I get plenty of notice.

      None of this is sourced from Google, it’s purely our government’s notification system.

  • dan1101@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    So is this just something Google does or are they under some sort of contract or law?

    • Cyclist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      6 days ago

      There’s a free app built into Android phones. It can detect seismic waves, which are different than say a truck driving by. These waves are automatically reported, and if enough of these reports are made Google sends out a warning. This is free and is still being developed, this headline sucks.