Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoBlaring sirens on smartphones to warn Australians of major disasters under emergency alerts overhaulwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkBlaring sirens on smartphones to warn Australians of major disasters under emergency alerts overhaulwww.theguardian.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMy Samsung phone has an option to turn it off in settings. I don’t see why I would, but I can opt out if I wanted to.
minus-squareWaterWaiver@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoSome places in the world probably abuse it for non-emergencies. Imagine the reach for marketing!
minus-squarejoelfromaus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoClive Palmer already spams out text messages in some places. Imagine if he could pay Telcos to broadcast these for him. Both Clive and Telstra would be frothing over the implications.
My Samsung phone has an option to turn it off in settings. I don’t see why I would, but I can opt out if I wanted to.
Some places in the world probably abuse it for non-emergencies. Imagine the reach for marketing!
Clive Palmer already spams out text messages in some places. Imagine if he could pay Telcos to broadcast these for him. Both Clive and Telstra would be frothing over the implications.