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There are rules that every seasoned concert-goer knows: Drink lots of water. If you see someone who looks like they\u2019re about to faint after a day of being blasted by the sun, help them. Don\u2019t be a jerk.<\/p>\n
Seems it\u2019s time to add another to the list: watch your phone!<\/p>\n
Concerts and music festivals are like heaven for pick pockets. Cram a few thousand people elbow-to-elbow for hours on end, and no one really notices when someone \u201caccidentally\u201d bumps into them. And if you catch\u2019em in the act? They\u2019ve dissolved into a crowd of strangers by the time you\u2019ve realized what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
Take this guy at Coachella who just got busted with over 100 phones in his backpack<\/a>, for example. The magic of Find my Phone!<\/p>\n \u201cBut why?!\u201d you might ask. \u201cCan\u2019t most phones be rendered useless\/worthless minutes after they\u2019ve been stolen now?\u201d<\/p>\n Sure \u2014 the phone, as a whole, can be locked down and made useless. The parts inside it (the screens, the glass-backed and oft-replaced cases, basically most bits but the logic boards), though, are still valuable when pieced out. And if the thief is going the identity-theft route, the one-off phone without a PIN is a treasure trove.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re going to shows on the regular, it might seem obvious \u2014 hell, you\u2019ve probably heard some horror stories first hand (I know two people who\u2019ve had phones snagged at shows this year alone.) But with concert\/music festival season being upon us, there\u2019s plenty of music lovers hitting up their one show a year \u2014 so tell your friends.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Prefeitura de Itapevi<\/a>\/Flickr<\/a> UNDER A CC BY 2.0<\/a> LICENSE<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/crowd.png?w=680\")
There are rules that every seasoned concert-goer knows: Drink lots of water. If you see someone who looks like they’re about to faint after a day of being blasted by the sun, help them. Don’t be a jerk. Seems it’s time to add another to the list: watch your phone! Concerts and music festivals are like heaven for pick pockets. Cram a few thousand people elbow-to-elbow for hours… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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