Alarm on Secret Cell Phones: Greens Politician Clarifies โขwarning
DRESDEN – A warning from Green Party politician Cornelia meier regarding the โขpotential exposure of “secret cellโค phones” during germanys national โขwarning day (Warntag) sparked confusion and prompted clarification. Meier advised individualsโค utilizing these devices – oftenโ employed by those experiencing domestic violence, stalking, or threats – to power them off during the nationwide alert โฃtest to avoid โขrevealing their location.
Theโข alert, issued via Instagram, highlighted a critical safety concern for vulnerable individuals relying on untraceable communication.These phones are intended to provide a โขlifelineโ for those at risk, offering a discreet means of contacting authorities or support networks. The annual Warntag, designed โto test the country’s warning systems,โ could inadvertentlyโค expose the existenceโ andโข location of these devices,โค perhaps endangering users.
Meier’s past work as Saxony’s Justice Minister focused on innovative resocialization programs within the state’s correctionalโ facilities, including ecological farming and โanimal husbandry initiatives designed to provide inmates with meaningful work. She previouslyโ lauded a pilot project in Torgau, stating, “The โpilot project of ecological agriculture in Torgau underscores the modern resocialization approach of theโ Saxon justice system. Land cultivation and animalโ breeding enable prisoners to โengageโ in meaningful work, โคthe results of which โขare immediately tangible.”
Responding to a query from Bild, Meier explained the โintent behindโ herโฃ Instagram message. โฃ”The hintโฃ in myโ Instagram story was directed at โpeopel who use a ‘secret phone’ for reasons of violence protection – for example, in situations of domestic violence, stalking, or threat,” she stated. “For these people, โit can be life-saving that the location and existence โof such a device remain hidden. Especially on warning day, such a device can attract attention if it isโข not switched off.”