This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.
I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.
This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.
I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.
Uhg! It’s outta control.
Does anybody have ideas for an anti-pick-pocketing solution they’d like to share? I might have to start a community for it. Or maybe you know some forums where designers who may be interested might be hanging out.
Requirements:
Lately been imagining something like this, kinda… not really, and with only 2-3 fins:
so you gotta pull your phone out in a way that stretches the pocket to max width and one fin noticeably rubs against your leg.
Doesn’t meet all the requirements but also thought about a long and wide strip of cloth sewn at the bottom of a pocket that you could tuck into your waistband.
Edit: aware of one existing solution but not a huge fan
I use a fanny pack at large events.
Many have hidden zippers for wallet and phone, and its in front of you so its hard to steal from.
Thanks, phone theft is rampant in nightclubs as well and would be great to solve for the pocket problem.
Do like these guys (who I think spend a lot of money on marketing):
I got a cheap one from Amazon.
A key thing a look for are those little nylon pulls on the zipper handles. You can always add them to a zipper as well.
You can loop the pulls through each other to make it harder to open a zipper. I do this for backpacks since they’re behind me. This is more of a deterrent than a lock though.
I’ll send a pic after work to describe it. (Although there are actual products but I am cheap).
Also might wanna try to just bring a cheap phone you wouldn’t mind to lose just in case you do manage to lose it. Back up your data so if it does go missing you’ll have the memories.
That’s a great idea! Thank ve thought about carrying a decoy wallet before, but a decoy phone is also a great idea
Not a bad strategy at all.
Still, hate to negotiate with terrorists. And bring home potato photos. Instead of $developing-nation-per-capita-GDP phone quality photos.
Which of course means the thieves will still be tempted! If anti-pickpocketing strategy becomes too successful, they’ll move to violent means, then a cheap phone will be a must.
Well phones are generally pretty good for taking pictures and videos. A pixel 4 or something is a pretty decent phone for example.
Mouse trap phone case. It fulfills almost none of the requirements, but it’ll be satisfying when a thief gets snapped.
Yeah it’s great the first time it works but then you have to spend 5 minutes looking for and assembling all the bits and pieces to set it up again.
Decoy phone that is actually a tazer, real phone in underwear.
Don’t get them mixed up…
Oh my god, wallet chains are going to make a comeback, but for phones this time.
Next: pants sagging so much I can see 4" of crack
ahh the 00s
Velcro sewn to just inside the top of your pocket, so sticking a hand in your pocket makes a loud noise and you can feel it, for any pickpocket to separate the velcro.