San Francisco is a HOT BED of thievery of i products — thieves take advantage of the causal atmosphere there, and in Berkeley too. That’s what the cops told us Berkeley parents at a meeting, said there were also cameras everywhere there, in SF too.
When my daughter attended Berkeley, we were warned that thefts of computers were rampant by criminals coming over from Oakland, driving slowly down the streets while the guy in the passenger seat grabbed students’ backpacks or computer bags from unwary students and then screeched off.
My daughter said kids would leave their expensive Mac Pros in the library unguarded while they went to the bathroom, got something to eat, went outside to make phone calls, etc. Some people have to learn the hard way, I guess.
My daughter had her iPhone stolen while she was sitting on a bench in SF talking with a friend, the phone was in her lap at the time. She said she looked down and saw a hand in her lap coming around from behind and the next thing she knew the thief had her phone and was running off. She ran off after him screaming - and said NO ONE helped and NO ONE stopped the thief. Luckily, she had insurance and was able to cancel the phone plan on the spot via a friend’s phone. She said she never dreamed someone would steal her phone in such a manner.
One can never be too careful.
Opportunity knocks! Mr./Ms. TechSavvy should invent an alarm to attach to your device. You're plugged in and don't want to take it with you to the toilet or wherever; set the alarm. When you return, turn off the alarm by password or fingerprint recognition.