Comment by humpty-d
3 months ago
> phone snatchers
largely don't exist because you can't do anything with the phone without the owner's password to reset it
3 months ago
> phone snatchers
largely don't exist because you can't do anything with the phone without the owner's password to reset it
Nope. 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-t...
me when i havent left my home country