4 ms·
> phone snatchers largely don't exist because you can't do anything with the phone without the owner's password to reset it
by humpty-d 11mo ago
> phone snatchers
largely don't exist because you can't do anything with the phone without the owner's password to reset it
- bigdiesel 11mo agome when i havent left my home country
- Animats 11mo agoNope. See this article in the Economist, "Grand Theft Global".[1] What happens to the stolen phones? They're shipped in bulk to Huaqiangbei market in Shenzhen, there to be taken apart, reset, repaired, parts replaced, and resold to people in China who can't afford new phones. The amusing thing is that the phones were probably originally built in Shenzhen. [1] https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/08/21/britain-leads-the-world-in-a-new-global-business-a-criminal-one https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/08/21/britain-leads-t...