Re:What happens to a smartphone when it gets stolen?
by tartoran on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:29AM
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Well, you need the phone to prove who you are. Out of luck…
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Re:What happens to a smartphone when it gets stolen?
by feet on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:47AM
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In what country is ID stored on the phone? Do people not carry licenses or IDs physically?
Re:What happens to a smartphone when it gets stolen?
by lb1lf on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:55AM
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If my own anecdotal experience is anything to go by, we tend to carry IDs in the phone wallet case. Lose one, lose the other. Sigh.
The worst part is, I know this is a terrible idea, and yet I carry all my eggs in the very same basket.
At least I've had the good sense to leave my physical driver's licence in the car I use 99% of the time after we got a driver's licence app - I can now simply show the police my cellphone with a QR code and a control animation on it, and they can verify my licence class and expiry date on the spot.
Re:What happens to a smartphone when it gets stolen?
by feet on Sunday December 11, 2022 @09:40AM
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Maybe I'm weird then, I have a case with all my physical cards and I carry it in the opposite pocket from my phone
Re:What happens to a smartphone when it gets stolen?
by sixstringtheory on Sunday December 11, 2022 @02:20PM
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I’m one of the only people I know with a wallet style phone case with cards/id in it but I think I’ve just decided to go back to a separate wallet/card case. Will help thin down the phone too since I’ll probably just go caseless.