You know, iPhones

and PDAs and ABCs and XYZs and … you get the idea, truly make life far more convenient (so long as you don’t become a slave to them, of course…anyone remember this articl, I was the iPhone’s Love Slave?). You can reach anyone, be reached at a moment’s notice, program in your passwords and

EEEEEK! Stop RIGHT THERE!

Did you realize that if you program in your passwords and then see your iPhone waft off in the hands of a pickpocket, you’ve just given away your identity complete with auto-access?

60 Seconds just blogged about this very thing. To wit:

…I guess that’s why I also hate spammers. They take without ceremony. They steal the bandwidth to do their dirty work, and they steal the recipient’s mental or physical property. From crimes against property, to embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, and fraud (theft by deception) — they’re all dishonorable and deserve punishment.

My son’s iPhone was stolen just a month after he got it. It had become one of his prized possessions. It was probably his own fault — using the phone in a crowded public place, showing it off to friends — laying it down on the bar for just a moment. But look at the misery that thief caused. The thief got a useless device, once the account was cancelled. Perhaps he could sell it on the black market for a couple hundred bucks. But the victim suffered far more than the thief gained.

In the police investigation in Ft. Lauderdale, they said that there’s a wave of iPhone thefts not just in the city but nation-wide. Just like the wave of iPod thefts, the crooks target people using devices that are popular and trendy. The incident followed a well known and widely used technique: distract the victim, grab the phone, disappear in the crowd. It’s a sad note on society, and….MORE….

Scary.

There are ways to prevent your iPhone from being turned to the Dark Side, of course, you should:

• Keep it with you at all times. Are you at a bar or party? If so, don’t take out your iPhone in public - there are professional pickpocketers who will work in tandem. One will distract you, the other will zero in on the iPhone you had so blatantly displayed before.
• Don’t keep it clipped in view. Want to have your iphone conveniently clipped to your belt? DON’T. It’s easy to snatch off.
• DO keep it clipped to something else. Or better yet, hide it in your pocket/bag.

‘Course, our intrepid readers have pointed out other great resources:

• iPhone Theft Prompts Enhanced Version - Diephone
• Hide A Pod - put it in a Zune!
• Stash your iPhone in your Sony Walkman
  

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

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