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Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 27 July 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] mertn22@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

That is very scary. The only explanation I can thing of is that govt. colluded with google to hack your phone over wifi.

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago*

Nah, the phone can still make emergency calls, the 2pm beep test was on the emergency network. Part of the reason for the warning for people with secret phones.

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