Israel carried out its operation against Hezbollah on Tuesday by hiding explosive material within a new batch of Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.
The pagers, which Hezbollah had ordered from Gold Apollo in Taiwan, had been tampered with before they reached Lebanon, according to some of the officials. Most were the company’s AP924 model, though three other Gold Apollo models were also included in the shipment.
The explosive material, as little as one to two ounces, was implanted next to the battery in each pager, two of the officials said. A switch was also embedded that could be triggered remotely to detonate the explosives.
Pagers. Can’t imagine who the foremost users of pagers would be in 2024.
*cough doctors *cough
I have not seen a doctor with a pager in a long time and I have spent a ton of time in hospitals over the past year. They all have smartwatches now.
My friend’s a pulminologist and his hospital still uses pagers. They just never bothered to upgrade their 20 year old system to use SMS. And he says he’s partial to it, because he’s not forced to check his phone every time it rings when 99% of the messages are spam texts anyway.
Oh god. Does your country not have HIPPA laws? Thats a Dystopian Nightmare in the works.
I always take somebody’s opinion on HIPAA seriously when they misspell it.
It’s HIPAA, dumbass.
This is the U.S.
Doctors just don’t have pagers anymore.
That’s not true. Pagers are still in regular use for two reasons:
Hospitals hate upgrading their tech infrastructure, so they’ll sit on a 20 year old system until it falls to pieces
Pagers don’t get spam texts at the same volume as cell phones, so you can be confident that when your pager rings its serious and not automated solicitations.
Humanity in for an incredibly dark future.
For not using pagers?
For using deviced capable of recording audio and transmitting photos of the environment at all times. Every patient that comes through has all of their vulnerabilities exposed.
I hope hospitals that promote such behavior get sued into the ground.