It's designed to warn of disasters
An unexpected warning sound is set to blast from mobile phones next month in a Government test of a new public alert system. The alerts are designed to warn of disasters, reports the Express.
"It will revolutionise our ability to warn and inform people who are in immediate danger, and help us keep people safe. As we've seen in the US and elsewhere, the buzz of a phone can save a life." Eventually, the scheme could be expanded to cover terrorist incidents, but officials acknowledged much more information about how the alerts system operates in the UK would be needed before that could happen in response to a fast-moving attack.
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