> Except for my clothes and toothbrush, they’d taken everything. MacBook, iPhone, debit and credit cards and much, much more.
It's surprising to meet someone who doesn't keep their phone on/near their person, even when sleeping. It does; however, raise a good point:
Does everyone have some sort of contingency plan for this kind of event? Show up at a friend's door to use theirs? Library or other public computers? Prior to this article, I hadn't considered how to change passwords/cancel credit cards/notify bank(s) without at least one of my own internet-connected devices.
I keep a crap laptop in the closet where its unlikely someone will look... plus they'd have to be idiots to steal it.. If you tried to sell it someone would say "Well, You can throw it out, or you can pay me $10 to do it for you..."
It's surprising to meet someone who doesn't keep their phone on/near their person, even when sleeping. It does; however, raise a good point:
Does everyone have some sort of contingency plan for this kind of event? Show up at a friend's door to use theirs? Library or other public computers? Prior to this article, I hadn't considered how to change passwords/cancel credit cards/notify bank(s) without at least one of my own internet-connected devices.