A stolen phone,and how it can be monitored remotely.

[Billions 687]

Just watched this mini film of how a guy tracks the progress of his stolen cellphone via remote monitoring and observation of the thief as he goes about his daily life. Interesting short documentary,subtitled in English.

 

If you have twenty minutes to spare,watch this? :

 

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/film-student-spied-everything-thief-did-stolen-smartphone-144553464.html

 

I think I'll add that app too,just in case it happens to me.

[Gary 4,163]

Phone thieves are getting a lot smarter. The first thing they do is a factory reset if possible and then remove the battery until they think the former owner is no longer looking for it. The iPhones password protection is pretty solid but what good does that do the former owner? There's very little satisfaction knowing the thief cannot use the phone. If there is no way the thief can hack the phone, they sell it for parts. Here in Thailand the police have no interest in trying to find a stolen phone.

[Odense 511]

If someone stole from me I would prefer they got as little as possible out of it - even if it did me not other good.

 

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[MM 6,562]

  On 12/25/2016 at 8:46 AM, Odense said:

If someone stole from me I would prefer they got as little as possible out of it - even if it did me not other good.

 

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You can factory reset and wipe the phone with the app. I am not sure if you have to have rooted the phone beforehand though.

 

I've downloaded the app and now I have to get my phone stolen to check it out

[Gary 4,163]

  On 12/25/2016 at 8:54 AM, MM said:

You can factory reset and wipe the phone with the app. I am not sure if you have to have rooted the phone beforehand though.

 

I've downloaded the app and now I have to get my phone stolen to check it out

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The problem is you won't know if it worked or not. I have a thing about putting anything confidential on my phone. Phones are too easily stolen to take a chance.

 

I don't even bother to use the fingerprint unlock.

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[MM 6,562]

  On 12/25/2016 at 11:13 AM, Gary said:

 

The problem is you won't know if it worked or not. I have a thing about putting anything confidential on my phone. Phones are too easily stolen to take a chance.

 

I don't even bother to use the fingerprint unlock.

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Why wouldn't you know if it worked or not?

 

You could download the app and try it yourself from the internet site (make a backup beforehand).

[Gary 4,163]

  On 12/25/2016 at 9:50 PM, MM said:

Why wouldn't you know if it worked or not?

 

You could download the app and try it yourself from the internet site (make a backup beforehand).

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The first thing a thief does is remove the battery and if the battery isn't removable, there is an app on Playstore and even instructions on the Internet that will quickly run the battery totally dead. Anyways if it gives you some peace of mind, go for it, it costs nothing. As for myself, I don't put any sensitive information on my phone.

[MM 6,562]

  On 12/26/2016 at 12:33 AM, Gary said:

 

The first thing a thief does is remove the battery and if the battery isn't removable, there is an app on Playstore and even instructions on the Internet that will quickly run the battery totally dead. Anyways if it gives you some peace of mind, go for it, it costs nothing. As for myself, I don't put any sensitive information on my phone.

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I can't see where not putting sensitive info on your phone has anything to do with the capabilities of this app.

 

That's your thing, not mine and/or many others.

[Gary 4,163]

  On 12/26/2016 at 1:32 AM, MM said:

 

I can't see where not putting sensitive info on your phone has anything to do with the capabilities of this app.

 

That's your thing, not mine and/or many others.

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Just put me down as an old Luddite. I don't trust my phone and am skeptical of my home computer. I'm even nervous about using a credit card here in Thailand.

[MM 6,562]

  On 12/26/2016 at 1:59 AM, Gary said:

 

Just put me down as an old Luddite. I don't trust my phone and am skeptical of my home computer. I'm even nervous about using a credit card here in Thailand.

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Done!

 

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[4niceight 32]

What is the app? Have I missed something?

[atlas2 4,329]

Friend of mine falls asleep in the chair.... his soon to be ex girlfriend takes his thumb and presses it gently against the home button and sifts through his messages.....

 

End of story.

[MM 6,562]

  On 12/26/2016 at 6:39 AM, 4niceight said:

What is the app? Have I missed something?

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The app is Cerberus available in the Play store for Android phones.

 

Incidentally, it would make an excellent tracking app for anyone who might be wondering where and what someone is doing.

 

Sponsoring a girl? Want to know where she is, what she is doing? Put the app on her phone.

[Gary 4,163]

  On 12/26/2016 at 1:32 AM, MM said:

 

I can't see where not putting sensitive info on your phone has anything to do with the capabilities of this app.

 

That's your thing, not mine and/or many others.

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For what it's worth, I didn't trust Bitcoin either and still don't.

[jacko 8,932]

  On 12/26/2016 at 8:05 AM, Gary said:

 

For what it's worth, I didn't trust Bitcoin either and still don't.

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You would be a somewhat richer man had you more trust Gary... but Pattaya Pete will be telling us all about that soon.

 

My issue is I am a somewhat poorer man for having trust, so you carry on!!!

[Gary 4,163]

Jacko, don't feel bad. Many people made a lot of money in the stock market. On the other hand some people lost a lot of money. Put me in that group. Was it my fault or was it the fault of the greedy assholes that managed my retirement account? In any case, I was ultimately responsible and I was the one who lost money. As it stands today, I have NO money in the stock market. My money is in an insured money market and is earning basically nothing. That suits me just fine because I always know exactly how much I have. If I were a young man, I would be concerned with that because a young man can afford to lose money and then make it back. My working days are far behind me. I am happy to say that I did plan my retirement carefully. No way am I wealthy but my pensions bring in more than I spend and since I no longer have health insurance, (priced out), my nest egg is enough to pay for any serious health problems I may have. I'm content. What more can I ask for?

[nkped 1,208]

  On 12/26/2016 at 1:59 AM, Gary said:

Just put me down as an old Luddite. I don't trust my phone and am skeptical of my home computer. I'm even nervous about using a credit card here in Thailand.

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Last time I had a cc number go walkabout was after I had used the card at a Hilton hotel in Portland, Oregon.