Poll: Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK mobile phones

[Ice Tea]

Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK smartphones

The government will send people loud, siren-like warnings to alert them when there is a risk to life.

www.bbc.co.uk

Phone users will have to acknowledge the alert before they can use other features on their devices.

*beep beep* (Emergency message) Polling Stations open - Vote like your life depends on it. *beep beep*

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Genuine govt alerts to mobile phones are common (well not common but actually mean something) here in NZ. I'm not sure how many earthquakes or tsunamis are likely in the UK.

 

[Whitewater]

Thank you for this public service announcement.

 

[Chojin]

Would you like your latte with soy milk or with surveillance? Press yes to continue using your phone.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Alert, nukes have been launched at the UK, you have 10 minutes to prepare. Good to know.

 

[Sankari]

This latest waste of taxpayers' money was brought to you by the government taxpayers have preferred in the last three elections.

 

[robfosters]

Alert, nukes have been launched at the UK, we’re all ******!

FTFY

 

[SpeedFreak]

This latest waste of taxpayers' money was brought to you by the government taxpayers have preferred in the last three elections.

Not sure how it is a bad thing, but feel free to make it political...

 

[iamdjdz]

What happens if your phone is off, do you get it when it's switched on or is it just ignored?

 

[Johno please?]

Would you like your latte with soy milk or with surveillance? Press yes to continue using your phone.

Soy milk please cos im not a baby cow.

 

[Scania]

What happens if your phone is off, do you get it when it's switched on or is it just ignored?

Depends on if it’s announcing Armageddon in 10 minutes or not I guess….

 

[Roar87]

Alert, nukes have been launched at the UK, you have 10 minutes to prepare. Good to know.

I doubt the government would manage to send out a warning before they hit considering their competence at all other levels.

 

[Hagar]

This latest waste of taxpayers' money was brought to you by the government taxpayers have preferred in the last three elections.

...for obvious reasons.

Anyway I am sure that people who do have their phones with them and switched on will do the headless chicken impersonation thus informing the rest of us that the sky is falling down.

Do we need a 'that' between government and taxpayers?

 

[robfosters]

Soy milk please cos im not a baby cow.

You’re doing it again

 

[Sankari]

Soy milk please cos im not a baby cow.

You're not a baby soy either.

 

[BUDFORCE]

I'll be ok with my Huawei phone, it'll change whatever message it is to the opposite, which knowing the competency of our government will end up being the correct thing anyway.

 

[Spannerhead]

What system controls these end of the world messages ? I can see someone hacking it ( **cough cough Russia cough cough )

 

[Sankari]

Not sure how it is a bad thing, but feel free to make it political...

Considering the many needs of the nation right now, I think the money could be better spent.

 

[Trifid]

Excellent, looking forward to reading the world ending alert. And I thought April was going to be uneventful.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Just something to distract us from what's really going on