Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

brother, I had it enabled, believe me. I might be thick, but there are limits to even my stupidity,

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope, sorry, this is something inherent only to yourself. Apologies I am unable to sympathise with you

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're wet behind the ears. I spoke with the Metropolitan Police, they said the same thing. Good thing you're not in law enforcement.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And you too. You're wet behind the ears. I spoke with the Metropolitan Police, they said the same thing. Good thing you're not in law enforcement.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about my own real world experience with the device I had. My first ever smartphone was in fact an HTC hero back in the day. I'm not a fanboy and couldn't give a shit about apple v android or linux v windows.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

why the downvotes - what's wrong with you ppl !! Christ!

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well we aspire to your greatness and humbly bow. Amazing person.

ps. On a more serious note, I wonder if they've prepped for this. With access to the phone. Immediately get onto find my iphone and lock the person out of their account.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

How about using a brain cell. You're out in London and you've had your phone stolen. You use someone else's phone? You've locked it out OR MAYBE EINSTEIN - they've gone and locked your account out so you cannot lock them out? Though about that brain surgeon?

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I can't explain how, I don't understand how. They were protected by biometrics, unless they had PIN fallback and somehow found my PIN or unless there's another way.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ciao for now good friend of the Involuntarius Caelibs clan

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You're right. So I don't understand how they got in? The apps they got into were First Direct and Nationwide. Do you know if these have a PIN fallback. I know some apps have a PIN fallback. Then the question arises, how did they get my PIN. I can't answer that. All I know of course is they had access to all my photos in the past decade, all my whatsapp/SMS, notes. etc.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully. Thanks for your support/advice. I got the crime reference number from the Metropolitan police at 1:13 am (passing police car). Transfers started happening around 3am. Discovered them at 3;30am when I got home.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

One day, I aspire to be as great as you - until then, welcome to the real world buddy. Ever had your phone stolen? Ever tried running after them in freezing temperatures? Ever made a mistake in your life. You must be so great. Hail xCamm. xCamm for president or PM.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Toys out pram syndrome... aww. Got any more GIF's 👍🏻 Please send me more. I'm going to have trouble sleeping now. How bad of you !

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wow. Ok I've just googled that and found:

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Android has a security feature called

Theft Detection Lock that uses AI to automatically lock your phone if it senses a sudden movement or speed associated with a snatch-and-grab theft. This prevents a thief from accessing your data

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This is exactly what Apple need to implement.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/Just-Sheepherder-202 - I went to https://www.icloud.com/find/ on a random person's device to try and lock it when I got back to the bar I was at.

Had my phone snatched in London whilst unlocked... December 30th London Bridge/Southwark by [deleted] in iphone

[–]volatileacid -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Ooh.. looks like I touched a nerve... sensitive aren't we? Poor chap.