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Passenger phone found on ground after Alaska Airlines emergency (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 2 years ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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"I found a phone sitting on the side of the road that had apparently fallen 16,000 feet," Bates said in a video recorded for social media Sunday.

He said he was "a little skeptical" when he first found it, thinking perhaps it may have been tossed out of a passing vehicle. But the phone wasn't locked, so he opened it up, he said.

"It was in airplane mode with a travel confirmation and baggage claim for Alaska 1282," Bates said. "So, I had to go call the NTSB."

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

the fact that "the phone wasn't locked" surprised me more than its surviving the fall 🙃 then i realized the discrepancy. i should stop reading posts in privacy communities 🙂

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have yet to understand the "discrepancy". Which brand doesn't default to locking the phone automatically after a short timeout? I've never had a smartphone that stays unlocked.

[–] psud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Users can change that setting. One of my friends doesn't like having to unlock his phone, so he turned off locking

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

You know you aren't forced to put a password on your phone...