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03-25-2017, 04:56 PM
Don't fall for this Siri 'challenge' from your terrible Twitter friends
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Please, everyone: don't ever, EVER just blindly follow directions from randos you follow on Twitter.
Certain groups on the social network (read: teens) have tweeted this month to encourage followers with iPhones to give Siri a simple numerical command, "108," and wait to see what happens next.*
It's presented as yet a**ther mindless Siri trick, but it's much more serious than that. Instead of just telling a stupid joke or, as one person claimed, unlocking a mini-Biebs show (https://twitter.com/CaldonWaters/status/844726593272647684), Siri will initiate a call to the nearest Emergency Services. If you're **t ready for it, you might **t be able to cancel the call.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/24/siri-command-emergency/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Please, everyone: don't ever, EVER just blindly follow directions from randos you follow on Twitter.
Certain groups on the social network (read: teens) have tweeted this month to encourage followers with iPhones to give Siri a simple numerical command, "108," and wait to see what happens next.*
It's presented as yet a**ther mindless Siri trick, but it's much more serious than that. Instead of just telling a stupid joke or, as one person claimed, unlocking a mini-Biebs show (https://twitter.com/CaldonWaters/status/844726593272647684), Siri will initiate a call to the nearest Emergency Services. If you're **t ready for it, you might **t be able to cancel the call.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/24/siri-command-emergency/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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