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The Life of a Stolen Phone: For the Smartphone Industry, Theft Is a Part of the Business Model
SF Weekly ^ | Wednesday, Apr 23 2014 | Rachel Swan

Posted on 04/26/2014 1:53:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Edited on 04/26/2014 3:24:02 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Alex had a gnawing, uneasy feeling when he boarded the last BART train from San Francisco International Airport, on the way home from a business trip in 2012. The station was dead empty. The 33-year-old risk-management consultant was alone, shuttling to a quiet East Bay suburb after midnight, dressed like the straight man in a noir movie. Alex wore a suit with slippery pockets. He slipped his iPhone4 into one of them, took a seat on the Pittsburg-Bay Point train, and crossed one leg over the other.


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To: sportutegrl

It doesn’t matter if they have it or not, they’ll just order the companies to kill them and the companies will.


21 posted on 04/26/2014 2:59:32 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: nickcarraway

This is why I carry a dumb phone and do all of my other tasks on a kindle keyboard or kindle fire. steal my trac-fone, I dare ya! It’s the “all your eggs in one basket” thing that keeps me from getting a smart phone. Some people have their whole life on those things.

CC


22 posted on 04/26/2014 3:10:08 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: thecodont

“...Not sure why the BART cop took the phone home with him instead of giving it to Lost and Found.”
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Simply because he could.

BART cop Victor du Long = criminal dishonest thief.


23 posted on 04/26/2014 3:14:20 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: nickcarraway

Wow! I had no idea how much I’m missing by not having a cell phone.


24 posted on 04/26/2014 3:14:43 PM PDT by upchuck (Support ABLE, the Anybody But Lindsey Effort. Yes, we are the ABLE!!)
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To: RightGeek
“Solved that problem! “

Just like they do ii the government scrawls. Kids aren't learning anything, so they change the “testing standards!” Ergo, now they're all learning at an “acceptable level.”

25 posted on 04/26/2014 3:36:19 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: House Atreides

“BART cop Victor du Long = criminal dishonest thief.”

I am surprised, but Victor Frans DuLong Jr. is listed in white pages.com address, phone # everything. Usually cops get their home addresses and phone numbers delisted because “they’re special, they’re cops.” And here in CA, they, by law, have their family automobile registrations blocked, so when Ma or one of the kids get’s pulled over, they are released as a “professional courtesy” because the cop making the stop knows they are “family.”


26 posted on 04/26/2014 3:47:40 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yipes! Glad I did not make it to the f-bomb.


27 posted on 04/26/2014 4:26:34 PM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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To: Teacher317
BS.
BS to your BS. I've had two iPnones that I could track with find my iPhone. The cops wanted no part of helping get them back. Same for a phone that my SIL had stolen. No help from the cops.
28 posted on 04/26/2014 9:18:57 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (The bill was the subject of a truly awe-inspiring tsunami of poorly informed indignation. Rich Lowry)
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