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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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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 years ago

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

[–] 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...

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

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

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago

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

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years 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 2 years 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.

[–] derin@lemmy.beru.co 3 points 2 years ago

+1 to otter box - love their rugged cases

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was still in Airplane mode.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Surely you can't be serious?

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

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

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

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Damn, this ARG stuff goes hard.