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minus-squareRoguelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 hours agoI’m far enough that I think it’s inappropriate to have issued it to my area. It’s a very invasive system. The phone screams at you with a siren noise for 10 seconds even on silent. And very boldly declared itself a RED warning. If they are expanding it to account for travel distances I think they should have more accurate wording. I’m happy to have these alerts enabled if they’re used appropriately but if they start to make a habit of it I’ll end up disabling them.
I’m far enough that I think it’s inappropriate to have issued it to my area.
It’s a very invasive system. The phone screams at you with a siren noise for 10 seconds even on silent. And very boldly declared itself a RED warning.
If they are expanding it to account for travel distances I think they should have more accurate wording.
I’m happy to have these alerts enabled if they’re used appropriately but if they start to make a habit of it I’ll end up disabling them.