topic Re: Privacy in Security

Privacy

TracyA — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:07:27 GMT

Id like to know if ee have passed my private number onto any governmental departments ? How will they send my private phone the latest warning texts otherwise ??

Re: Privacy

XRaySpeX — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:13:07 GMT

UK Govt. Emergency Alerts will be sent to all nos. in the affected areas.

Re: Privacy

TracyA — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:22:23 GMT

Is that legal ! My phone is bought & not contract & my sim is Rolling, ive never given permission for ee to give my number to anyone let alone government !

Re: Privacy

foxtrotmike — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:27:57 GMT

The Emergency Services Broadcast does not need mobile phone numbers, it will broadcast to all Devices registered on a cell site, it is a different protocol to SMS

Your personal data

The emergency services and the UK government do not need your phone number to send you an alert.

Data about you, your device or location will not be collected or shared.

https://www.gov.uk/alerts/how-alerts-work