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Failsafe
United States1298 Posts
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Failsafe
United States1298 Posts
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Mikilatov
United States3897 Posts
On October 03 2009 02:18 Failsafe wrote: the chances of this happening are so incredibly slim that wasting time preventing it is probably irrational I find it hilarious that your ID is "Failsafe." | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
Maybe it's not likely that your cell phone will be stolen and a creative criminal will contact a loved one asking for critical information, but it's not unlikely at all that any one of a million different things we do in our lives to protect us will have a critical pay off that saves our butt and makes all the 'hassle' (it's really not that difficult in most cases) worth it. It's like not wearing a seat belt when driving, or a helmet when biking because most of the time you don't get into crashes. News flash, it takes two seconds you weren't going to spend doing anything better, and it's worth it. | ||
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
On October 03 2009 02:17 Failsafe wrote: sufficient biometrics could allow the concealed bayonet in the steering column to impale the intruder and prevent all of this then you would get sued for entrapment and they would win too | ||
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Shigure
United States215 Posts
On October 03 2009 03:02 Caller wrote: then you would get sued for entrapment and they would win too Its a trap! lol And seriously taking pre-cautions is the way to go, instead of regretting it later when its too late. | ||
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Arnic
81 Posts
Tomorrow I'm going to drive through the nearest ghetto, chuck my phone out the window then wait excitedly at home to see what happens. | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
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Saddened Izzy
United States198 Posts
On October 02 2009 20:59 underscore wrote: And when machines become intelligent and enslave us we're truly fucked. I always carry a machete with me in case a toaster tries sth funny and attacks me. You can't be safe enough. Funny you use toaster it's one of the few technologies that have stayed nearly exactly the same in design and still the same in concept for more then half a century. | ||
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Durak
Canada3684 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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micronesia
United States24670 Posts
On October 03 2009 05:08 zulu_nation8 wrote: i dont think theres a moral to the story besides two people getting sick unlucky If people don't take precautions then these types of crimes will probably become more commonplace. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
Pub don't give a shit, bank don't give a shit and the atm operators won't admit to having a fault. god i'm so pissed off right now. | ||
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micronesia
United States24670 Posts
On October 03 2009 10:14 haduken wrote: I just lost like $160 bucks withdrawing from a pub atm. The machine printed receipts but didn't spit out any cash. Pub don't give a shit, bank don't give a shit and the atm operators won't admit to having a fault. god i'm so pissed off right now. There is recourse for this. Where do you live? | ||
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rushz0rz
Canada5300 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
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micronesia
United States24670 Posts
On October 03 2009 16:16 alffla wrote: husband was an idiot I agree, but, I still think this shows that having identifying labels in your contact list can be a bit risky. | ||
tonight
United States11130 Posts
On October 03 2009 05:08 zulu_nation8 wrote: i dont think theres a moral to the story besides two people getting sick unlucky Yeah, I would never even think of this shit happening. These two just got unlucky that some thieves with half a brain robbed them. You're not going to hear about this happening every other day on the news. Even so, better safe then sorry I suppose. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
For example, even if you don't list loved ones last names or use endearing nicknames, a creative criminal could just look up your call records to see who you call the most. On top of that, they could look through your text messages and voice mail. Another thing is the addresses of contacts. Should you not list those in your phone too on the offchance that your phone gets stolen and the thieves now have the address of your friends? Phones with cameras? They could use the images to locate your house. Even if you didn't list your home as ' HOME ' on your GPS, they can easily browse through your previous locations in recent order. So basically the only way to ' prevent ' disaster like a seatbelt in this case would be to have a program clear all your pictures/text messages/call logs every single time you close your phone or something. Pretty dumb and a waste of time. Instead you should just be aware these types of things could happen and put more emphasis on having your phone on you at all times. Its kinda like a wallet. Should you not carry pictures or your driver's license or credit card? | ||
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