The FCC also will make wireless providers deliver alerts to more granular geographic areas so you only get notices relevant to your location. And it also has created a new class of alerts, called Public Safety Messages, to share information that can save lives or property, such as emergency shelter locations or orders to not drink tap water without boiling it first. Wireless providers also have to support Spanish-language alerts. The WEA system first became available on smartphones in 2012 with severe weather alerts. When receiving an alert, the phone emits a high-pitched noise and flashes a message on the screen, describing what emergency is happening. Because the alert system is on phones, the signals are triangulated so that weather alerts will be localized. Money-making Bestcourse 0 POST A COMMENT Cybersecurity FCC Mobile CLOSE Discuss: Amber Alerts on mobile can now link to missing child's pic Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. 4th stimulus check status: $2,000 petition, $1,000 for teacher Amber Alerts are about to get more detailed. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted new rules to strengthen the Wireless Emergency Alerts system that delivers critical warnings and information to Americans on their wireless phones. The system sends Amber Alerts for missing children, as well as weather alerts and other emergencies. Under the new rules, WEA alerts for 4G LTE and future wireless networks can now be 360 characters long, up from 90 characters under the old parameters. The FCC also will require participating wireless providers to support embedded phone numbers and URLs in all alerts, which allows the public to click to see a photo of a missing child or call the police. payments,

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geographic areas so you only get notices relevant to your location. And it also
has created a new class of alerts, called Public Safety Messages, to share
information that can save lives or property, such as emergency shelter
locations or orders to not drink tap water without boiling it first. Wireless
providers also have to support Spanish-language alerts.
The WEA system first became available on smartphones in 2012 with severe
weather alerts. When receiving an alert, the phone emits a high-pitched noise
and flashes a message on the screen, describing what emergency is
happening. Because the alert system is on phones, the signals are triangulated
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4. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted new rules to
strengthen the Wireless Emergency Alerts system that delivers critical
warnings and information to Americans on their wireless phones. The system
sends Amber Alerts for missing children, as well as weather alerts and other
emergencies.
Under the new rules, WEA alerts for 4G LTE and future wireless networks
can now be 360 characters long, up from 90 characters under the old
parameters. The FCC also will require participating wireless providers to
support embedded phone numbers and URLs in all alerts, which allows the
public to click to see a photo of a missing child or call the police.
payments,
$600 for
Californians
More stimulus relief aid is approved for this year.
Here's what extra money is and isn't on the agenda
for the second half of 2021.

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needs during the pandemic.
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6. The US economy may be showing signs of recovering. But that hasn't
damped support for a fourth stimulus check across the US. A petition on
the website Change.org calling for $2,000 payments per month for adults
and another $1,000 for kids is closing in on 3 million signatures.
Congress, however, has its sights set on President Joe Biden's
infrastructure bill, with the goal of passing the legislation in the next few
days before turning its attention to hammering out a budget
reconciliation package over the coming months.
More money isn't entirely out of the question this year, at least for some.
The IRS is still sending out supplemental "plus-up" payments for owed
stimulus amounts, and the agency is giving millions of families monthly
cash through the expanded child tax credit. There are also $1,000
"thank you" payments going to teachers and other school staff in states
such as Texas and Florida. Soon, California will be issuing another
round of Golden State Stimulus checks, providing $600 (or up to $1,100)
for millions of eligible residents. And Biden has floated the idea of
sending $100 to those who are newly vaccinated.
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So how could this determine the fate of a fourth stimulus check? We'll explain
below. As for other money matters, new rules for the child tax credit give
parents the option of receiving the advance monthly checks for extra cash this
year or getting one lump sum for up to $3,600 per kid in 2022. Here's how to
check on your tax refund if you haven't received it yet and what to know about
the unemployment tax break. We continue to update this story.
What are the $1,000 'thank you' payments for
teachers?
As part of the American Rescue Plan, state and local governments
received $350 billion in assistance. Much of that aid will go to schools,
with some states deciding to pay their teachers and other school staff a
"thank you" bonus of up to $1,000. The states participating are Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee, Colorado, Texas and California. It's likely other
states will approve similar funds in the future, as they have until 2024 to
spend the funds.
What are the $600 stimulus checks for
Californians?
California has approved two rounds of state-level stimulus payments to
eligible residents. Called Golden State Stimulus I and II, these payments are
intended to support low-income Californians and help those facing hardships
due to the pandemic, the state said. Gov. Gavin Newsom's office claims that
nearly two-thirds of residents now qualify for the expanded Golden State
Stimulus II, amounting to a one-time payment of $600 (and an additional
$500 for eligible families with children). The checks will start rolling out in
September.

8. What is the status of the petition for $2,000
stimulus payments?
A Change.org petition that has collected more than 2.7 million
signatures calls on Congress to send out a fourth stimulus check of
$2,000 for adults and $1,000 for children on a monthly basis for the
remainder of the pandemic. The petition notes that "the recovery hasn't
reached many Americans" and points to the need for immediate checks
and recurring payments so that "we can keep our heads above water."
According to a recent study, the first three stimulus checks helped reduce
hardships like food insufficiency and financial instability. So far, during
the pandemic, eligible adults have received a max of $3,200 and children
have received $2,500. For many struggling families, that's not enough to
bounce back from lost wages and benefits. While the Change.org petition
is close to becoming one of the most popular on its website, whether it
will have any effect is another question.
What is Washington doing with stimulus
proposals?
Since the American Rescue Plan became law in March, the White House has
proposed two packages -- the American Jobs Plan and the American Families
Plan -- neither of which called for more stimulus aid. Currently, the White
House's focus is on the infrastructure spending package. Biden is "open to a
range of ideas" regarding stimulus aid, according to White House press
secretary Jen Psaki, but she also said he already put forward what would be
"the most effective for the short term."
The new scaled-back compromise of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, which
the White House announced on June 24, doesn't include anything related to
"human infrastructure" -- it doesn't address child care, improved wages or
job training. Instead, that will be included in a different bill. At the same time,
the announcement states, "President Biden remains committed to the

9. comprehensive agenda laid out in the American Jobs Plan and American
Families Plan."
It's been some months since Democratic members of the House and Senate
argued for another stimulus check. In late March, a group of lawmakers
asked Biden to include regular stimulus payments (PDF) in his next stimulus
package. In May, several members of the House Ways and Means Committee
(PDF) made a similar request. Citing increased poverty and spiraling debt
among Americans, they noted that "most people spent relief checks on
monthly expenses or essentials such as food, utilities, rent and mortgage
payments."
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Relief aid that's been approved so far this year
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 from March contained three types of direct
payments to individuals:
Stimulus checks: Stimulus payments of up to $1,400 have gone out to those who
meet the requirements. There's also money going to certain individuals in the form
of "plus-up" payments.
Child tax credit: A temporary expansion of the child tax credit for 2021 sends
qualifying families up to $3,600 for each child -- you can calculate your child tax
credit total here. The advance partial payments, which began July 15, will be issued
monthly and last through the end of the year, with a final payment in 2022.
Federal unemployment bonus: A weekly $300 unemployment bonus was extended to
Sept. 6, as was Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to gig workers, freelancers and

10. the self-employed. However, over half of state governments chose to opt out of the
extended benefits before Sept. 6, so millions of jobless Americans in those states
were cut off from those funds as early as mid-June.
The IRS will continue to send stimulus payments until all eligible Americans have received
their checks.
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Will Congress offer additional money any time this year?
There's a lot to consider when evaluating the future of stimulus aid for families.
The White House could put additional cash in the pockets of Americans in the
following scenarios:
If it makes the child tax credit raise permanent: Money from the expanded child tax
credit is set to start this week with monthly payments to lower- and middle-income
families with children. In a July 7 speech on the Build Back Better Agenda for

11. Working Families, Biden called on Congress to extend the expanded child tax credit
through 2025. Other aspects of the American Families Plan related to health care
costs and medical leave have also yet to be negotiated.
If it passes a minimum wage hike: Some senators continue to look for ways to boost
the federal minimum wage, which stands at $7.25 per hour. A few proponents want
to set the bar at a $15 hourly wage, and others are looking to only go up to $11 an
hour. In recent years, many states, localities and businesses have implemented
minimum wage increases above the federal level. However, the discussion of a new
national rate of $15 an hour has hit a roadblock in recent months, and the
likelihood of it being enacted anytime soon is low.
If it renews federal unemployment bonuses beyond the fall: Some lawmakers
originally petitioned for federal unemployment assistance to extend beyond Labor
Day. However, dozens of states have already cut off extended benefits early, and
enhanced unemployment relief is not likely to continue beyond the expiration date
in other states. On June 4, Biden indicated that the temporary boost in jobless
benefits should expire in early September as planned.
In the meantime, here's what to do if there's a problem with your stimulus check.
And here's what we know about the new IRS portals that'll help you get money via
the advance child tax credit checks that started going out on July 15.
First published on March 20, 2021 at 4:15 a.m. PT.
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Every time there's a report about an iPhone or iPad exploit being actively
distributed and used, it's unnerving. In July, it was revealed that security
researchers discovered evidence of Pegasus spyware being used on the phones of
journalists, politicians and activists.
The spyware can be remotely installed on a target's iPhone or iPad without the
owner taking any action, granting the person or organization who installed it full
access to the device and all the data it holds. That includes text messages, emails
and even recording phone calls. Pegasus was originally designed and is marketed by
its creator, the NSO Group, to monitor criminals and terrorists.
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I think it's only natural to wonder if your devices are infected whenever reports like
this surface, even though there's no reason for any government entity to want to
monitor my iPhone use. That is, unless they really want to know how much time I
spend on TikTok every day. And in that case, they can just ask. (Spoiler: It's a lot.)
For those who are curious, like me, there's now a free tool that allows you to check
your iPhone or iPad with a few clicks of the mouse.
To be clear, the odds of your iPhone or iPad being infected by the Pegasus Spyware
are low, and various reports claim that the most recent update, iOS 14.7.1, fixed the
exploit Pegasus was using, but that hasn't been confirmed by Apple. That said, if
you want peace of mind -- just in case -- by knowing that your device is free of
anyone spying on you, here's what you need to do.
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Download and install iMazing's app on your Mac or PC

15. iMazing recently updated its Mac and PC app to include Amnesty International's
Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) which was built to detect signs of Pegasus on a
device and isn't charging users to access the feature.
Download iMazing for your respective computer from the company's website. Don't
worry about buying the app, we can run the full spyware test using the free trial.
After it's downloaded, install iMazing and then open it. When prompted, select free
trial.
The longest part is waiting for the app to make a back up of your iPhone or iPad.
Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET
How to run the Pegasus Spyware test on your iPhone or
iPad

16. With iMazing installed and running, connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer
using the appropriate cable. You may have to enter your Lock Screen code on your
device to approve the connection before proceeding (something to keep in mind if
your iPhone or iPad isn't showing up in iMazing).
Next, scroll down through the action options on the right-hand side of iMazing until
you locate Detect Spyware; click on it.
A new window will open, guiding you through the process. The tool works by
creating a local backup of your device (so you'll need to make sure you have enough
storage space for the backup), and then analyzing that backup. It's an automated
task, so you don't have to stick around to monitor it once you click start.
iMazing suggests leaving all of the default settings in place as you click through
each screen. There are configuration options built into the tool for advanced users,
but for most of us (including myself), the default configuration settings will get the
job done.
After going through the basic configuration, you'll need to accept a license for the
tool and then click the Start Analysis button.
Once the process starts, make sure you leave your iPhone or iPad connected until
it's finished. I ran the test on my iPhone 12 Pro and it took around 30 minutes to
create the backup and another 5 minutes for it to be analyzed. After the backup was
created, I did have to enter my account password to allow iMazing to begin
analyzing the file. Because of that, I recommend starting the tool and checking on it
after a while.
Once iMazing begins analyzing your device's backup, it'll show you its progress by
displaying each individual app it's checking, starting with iMessage. The app is
using a database of known "malicious email addresses, links, process names and
file names"
When iMazing finishes, you'll see an alert with the results. In my case, my iPhone
12 Pro did not show any signs of infection and had 0 warnings.

17. The alert also includes two buttons to either open or reveal the report. I looked
through my report and it contained a bunch of random links that meant nothing to
me.
At the end of the scan, the results are displayed in an easy to read alert.
Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET
https://youtu.be/O6NrtDmTbDI
What to do if the iMazing app says your device has signs
of an infection
First of all, don't panic. It could be a false positive. iMazing asks that you send the
report (click reveal report to go directly to the file) to its customer support team who
will then do further analysis.

18. The company does suggest, however, that if you or a family member are active in a
"politically sensitive context" and have a positive report to immediately remove your
SIM card and turn your iPhone off.
Again, the odds of getting a true positive report are very low, but at least you'll have
some peace of mind. For more security tips, double-check these settings. For added
privacy, go through these steps.
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