Millions of mobile phones will vibrate and sound a loud alarm at 3:00 pm on Sunday as part of the UK’s first test of a new emergency alert service.
The national system, which was modeled after comparable programs in the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the Netherlands, intends to alert the public if there is a danger to life nearby, but it has drawn criticism for being too “nanny state”-like in its intrusion.
This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will notify you if a life-threatening emergency arises nearby, according to a message.
The technology is intended to inform people to problems like extreme flooding and fires, according to emergency services and the government.