It was probably better to not receive it at all when you consider that some people said they were sent the emergency alert during the early hours of Monday morning. Others also reported that they received the alert on Monday morning for the second time.
But those who didn’t receive the alert may consider themselves even more fortunate considering some people have reported on social media that they have not been able to make or receive calls since the alarm went off on their device at 3 pm on Sunday.
The farce doesn’t end with failures to receive alerts. Welsh speakers were perturbed to receive a message that made no sense after the computerised system made up the word “Vogel,” which is a ski resort in Slovenia. The letter ‘V’ does not exist in the Welsh language.
Fujitsu – who was awarded a contract to help develop the UK’s emergency alert system – is no stranger to faulty systems. They are responsible for the Horizon accounting system used by the Post Office that caused the wrongful conviction and punishment of sub-postmasters leading to bankruptcies, deaths, incarceration and the misery of many.
Irrespective of whether the test failed or succeeded, whether the software is faulty or not, the key takeaway is: for those who did not turn off their alerts for this test, it is important to turn them off for any future trials. Why? Because, among others, owing to the false narratives of the covid era and the ensuing destructive policies imposed on the population, our government has forfeited the right to be trusted in the event of an emergency....<<<Read More>>>...