One in ten people got a smartphone theft and the top 5 is found where it is easy to be stolen

ByJohan Larsson

Due to an increase in smartphone users, theft cases of smartphones are occurring frequently around the world, and in the case of theft in the United StatesCase where the victim was killedHas also occurred. While smartphone theft is a major problem, we provide specialized security system for smartphoneLookoutSurveyed smartphone users in the United States, UK, France and Germany, it was found that one out of ten had experienced theft of smartphone and the top 5 of places where it could be easily stolen did.

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In the United States, 68% of users who have stolen smartphone answered the questionnaire "If you can retrieve data such as images, movies, music etc. that were kept on the stolen smartphone, you will be dangerous of yourself" . Also, about 50% of smartphone experienced stolen items are stored on smartphones that were stolen even if they paid 500 dollars (about 50,000 yen) and even 30% for 1000 dollars (about 100,000 yen) I want to regain the data I was replying.

Kevin Mahaffey, founder of Lookout who conducted the survey, said: "As a matter of fact, one in ten out of smartphone users has been stolen, 68% of those smuggled the stolen smartphone It will be said that it was not, "mentioned the findings. In order to eradicate smartphone theft, it is necessary for makers to cooperate with each other to think about countermeasures and require users to become familiar with the dangers of theft widely.

ByChristophe Maclaren

Of the people who have stolen smartphones, 40% are stolen between 12 o'clock and 17 o'clock, and those who have been stolen from 22 o'clock to 5 o'clock are 18% It is staying in. The breakdown of smearing theft of the smartphone was that 44% was left on a table such as a cafe or a bar, 14% was theft at the car or home, and 11% was due to pickpocket damage.

In a survey conducted by Lookput, "a place where smartphones are easily stolen" has also been found out, and the breakdown is as follows.

◆ 1st place: Restaurant / 16%

ByGraeme Maclean

◆ 2nd: Bar and Club / 11%

ByDaniel Hoherd

◆ 2nd: Office / 11%

ByPhil Whitehouse

◆ 4th: Public transportation / 6%

ByTheeErin

◆ 5th: Road / 5%

ByFabio Salmoirago

In the first to fifth place, there are places that nod to say "there is", but the "office" which is the second in the same ratio as "bar and club" is stolen under what circumstances Whether it was done, where the details are concerned. It seems there is something else reason that it is unlikely that employees will steal other employees' smartphones in a limited space called an office.

I lost it.An application that can find a smartphoneAndGoods to make it easier to find when you lose it just to keep itAs for the loss of smartphone, there are products that seem to be useful. Even when the smartphone is stolen, make the terminal unusable through the remote system or user setting at the time of theftIntroduction of anti-theft software "Kill Switch"Although it is advanced in the United States, backing up important data is indispensable because the theft may not be 100% correspondence only by the user or maker.