To wonder about the government warning to our phones.

[TarasHarp55]

Does anyone know much about this emergency warning thing on our phones. Can't remember the exact day but in April they're going to test it out. Is it fear mongering again. I'm going to switch it off, anyone else.

https://www.gov.uk/alerts

worth reading what will actually happen rather than conspiracy theories.

Great. I'm sure you'll find it very useful if you choose to have it on your phone. 👍

Mandatory where I live - no opt out. No one talks about it as it’s a non issue.

No opt out on your own phone that you pay for?

Interesting.

Where do you come from?

Already read it and still choosing to opt out thanks 👍

You tell us we are accusing you of being conspiracy theorists but then talk about it being suspicious that they are doing it on a certain day and that vaccines caused more harm than good

I never said it was suspicious they are doing it on a certain day.
What I actually said was is that the timing is suspicious and I think it is.
It's scaremongering at a time when many people are being bombarded with news that Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons.

To be honest there isn't much point having a debate with you.
You've shown yourself up to be one of those that fire out insults and accusations because you don't like anyone not sharing your opinion.
It's boring to be honest.

allibaby I agree. It's not worth engaging with this type of person.

@allibaby - when wouldn't it be suspicious?
There is always something going on. The rumours of Putin and "nuclear war" are social media scaremongering given credibility by people like yourself. The advice and reports from western governments are quite calm and rational.

Deploying this sort of warning system is always going to be seen by some as suspicious. But why is it we've seen such a growth in the pedlars of suspicion - they're trying to wind everyone up with fear on every topic imaginable, whether it's 5G mobile masts, vaccine hoaxes, 15 minute cities, or the death of cash. Go point your finger of suspicion at these self-important charlatans and fearmongers.

I guess that nuclear bomb is nearer than we think! tongue in cheek, sort of

Oh do fuck off with your patronising post.

Putin has threatened the UK with nuclear weapons nothing to do with social media.
I personally think it's sabre rattling but there are a lot of anxious people out there and the government know this so what better timing to play on people's fears and introduce this alert now?

Why have we seen such a growth in pedlars of suspicion?
Erm maybe because our very own government has given us reason to be suspicious.

If you're not suspicious fine but don't force your blind trust onto others especially when it comes to our government.

All of this.

I've got a brain aneurysm on top of other conditions and I'm warned that shock/panic/extreme emotions can cause a rupture. I'll pass on this one. I don't need another reason to freak out.

Go point your finger of suspicion at these self-important charlatans and fearmongers.

They're already here. They are the people who don't accept that others do and will make different decisions. They seek to persuade others that their way is the right way and the only way.

If people don't want an alert on their phone for whatever reason they want, they don't need to have it. Alternatively, if it makes people happier, more secure, connected or whatever, then that choice is there. It does seem to me that the pro alert people aren't just happy with making their own choices though, they also think others should also make the same choices as them. Which is weird behaviour but typical of a certain mindset. Particularly over a choice, whichever one people decide to take, that has no impact on anyone else whstsover.

They’ve been in the process of testing this for years! As far back as 2013 and I’m sure they were supposed to do it in the early 2000s but never got round to it. Government IT projects are a joke.

But it’s not nefarious just incompetence as usual.

But it’s not nefarious just incompetence as usual.

As the saying goes, if it’s a choice between cock up or conspiracy, then it’s usually cock up.

You don't find it questionable then that they only just now managed to get round to it during what is a very anxious time for many?

@allibaby do you not think the timing works with the EU requirement to have a system, or do you think that is linked to our Government too

I've told you numerous times what I think.

As I said before I don't think their is much point in engaging with you because you just resort to the lazy argument of accusing people of being conspiracy theorists if they don't have the same opinion as you.

@allibaby my prevailing theory is whoever owns the company that has the contract, probably has Tory ties. It’s impossible to see online who that is - which has me suspicious!. So best get a big contract like that in, before the next election which they stand little chance of winning.

Because people jump to conclusions.

With the war going on across the world when the country hears of something like this they immediately assume something bad is coming. When in reality they've been testing this system for years, only now is it going national.

Like me who suffer from Anxiety, we see these posts, the conspiracy theories and the fearmongering and that dread sink in, and this happens with more and more people and they spread it more and then scare OTHER people.

THIS!!

Seeing someone else finally mention that it's been brought up in the past is so refreshing. The opposite of fearmongering for ONCE.

Well this is a forum for discussion, so if there's a risk that some of the answers in the topics seem scary, then maybe it's better to not open the thread at all. The online world is full of all sorts of stuff after all.

Exactly, if you're that anxious why even open a thread about it?
Makes no sense.

Isn’t that 20th/21st?

How the hell does the possibility your phone can send an alarm if there’s something you need to know put you in a state of fear? It’ll go off or not go off. I won’t think about it any more than I do the fire alarm at work. And if it dies, I’ll look at it and decide if I need to act.
as for ‘can’t use your phone unless you acknowledge’ - are you serious? You look. You click ok. You get on with your day.