Smartphone public warning system could endanger domestic abuse victims
This is a public service announcement:
Government admits emergency alert tests could put domestic abuse victims at risk by exposing concealed phones https://t.co/UDAM0vVEuT
— Samuel Miller (@Hephaestus7) April 16, 2023
It seems the fact that the emergency alerts system will cause mobiles with a 4G or 5G signal to emit a loud siren-like sound, receive a message on their home screen and vibrate for up to 10 seconds may also alert abusers to the presence of secret mobile phones held by their victims.
The government’s advice to abuse victims is simple: turn off your concealed phones or switch them to airplane mode until after the test has taken place.
It is also possible to turn off emergency alerts altogether. In your mobile phones ‘Settings’, go to ‘Emergency alerts’ and switch off “severe alerts” and “extreme alerts”.
I’ve just checked my own smartphone and it is quite easy to do.
Meanwhile, if you want to know exactly what your phone will do at 3pm on Sunday, here’s the rundown:
Exact message all phones will get as emergency alert siren released next week – Daily Record https://t.co/l3gKU6ihFv
— Samuel Miller (@Hephaestus7) April 16, 2023
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It just occurred to me that this could well be a test of “compliance” by our Government.under the guise of public safety.
If I wanted the nation to switch off their mobile devices at 3pm, how would I do it?
The “Nudge Unit” is still alive and active, keeping our Nation in fear and dread as well as testing our level of compliance.
Although individual phones are “not” identified, the extent of their activity can and will be recorded “in the interest of research”.