Privacy Query In Relation to The UK Goverment's Proposed Emergency SMS Syste

[corriebeagle]

I wish to opt out of receiving Emergency Alerts. Is this possible?

[Chris_B]

@Diverse   No one can read the texts that are sent to your device without actually having the device to look at.    

  Just to point out once more this isn’t a text message it’s a broadcast that your device picks up.   Think of it like this.    Your TV picks up a broadcast and displays that broadcast.   Your phone is doing the same thing.  

  There is no violation to your privacy, your GDPR,  your location or anything else that links any to you.     

ITS A BROADCAST AND YOUR DEVICE ONLY SHOWS THAT INFORMATION THATS BEEN BROADCASTED.      

  JUST LIKE A TV BROADCAST.   

[Chris_B]

@James_B   @Diverse  Is using a pixel phone.   And that’s an option that the end user has it doesn’t mean anyone can read the texts on the device via an emergency alert broadcasts.   

@Diverse  If you still think you are correct you need to contact Google about their device OS features as that’s nothing to do with EE.  

EE are only making this alert service work via their network.  

[Diverse]

Thanks for your information. 

Re: texts. I still wonder why I have to give permission  without an option to turn it off.

[Pelepottle]

me too! Anyone know how to do this on iPhone?

[Katie_B]

Hi @Pelepottle. 

To stop these alerts on iPhone you can follow these steps:

• Go to Settings > Notifications.
• Scroll to the bottom of the screen.
• Under Government Alerts, turn the type of alert on or off.

We do recommend keeping these switched on as the alerts could potentially be life saving. 

Katie.