ars 3 days ago

Those people aren't getting a secure one-way pager giving them secret messages.

They use a standard phone.

  • seo-speedwagon 3 days ago

    Nothing in the linked article backs up the implication that only members of Helbollah’s militant wing had these.

    It did, however, mention that an 8 year old girl was killed by one of them. Which is a foreseeable consequence of widely distributing a bunch of bombs and then detonating them without regard for who’s nearby.

  • wut42 3 days ago

    Some sources are saying that some medics have been victims. Pagers are apparently a very useful resource for emergencies/medics (see motorola website).

    The pagers were not secure at all also.