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

submitted 8 months 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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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 83 points 8 months ago

It’s kinda shitty that ABC ran a picture with the recipient’s name unobscured…

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 55 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months ago

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

[–] solidgrue@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I just wanna know what brand of phone case was on that phone.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 56 points 8 months ago

Some phone case company is about to get some serious free advertising

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Typically whenever you hear about stuff like this, it brands like uag (urban armor gear) and otterbox.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have one called Beetle Defender and it's been even better than the OtterBox cases I've had. The Otterbox's silicone part would always get stretched out and become loose over time, with the flaps no longer closing or the corners coming off.

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I used to have a otterbox too, but I recently got a uag case and those are some of the most duarable cases ive ever used. The only problem is they are expensive.

[–] derin@lemmy.beru.co 3 points 8 months ago

+1 to otter box - love their rugged cases

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 49 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It was still in Airplane mode.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Surely you can't be serious?

(Oh, wait, wrong Airplane....)

[–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I am serious — and don’t call me Shirley.

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Damn, this ARG stuff goes hard.