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My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off"

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  1. Waterluvian · · focus · HN ↗
    Is "snatching a phone and running off" a common enough problem in some regions that this is worth having? Or is this a feature chasing after fears of the bogeyman, leading to concrete inconveniences like this?
    1. warkdarrior · · focus · HN ↗
      It's a big enough problem in Brazil that the government has an official app to report incidents of phone theft:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.br&#x2F;pt-br&#x2F;apps&#x2F;celular-seguro-br" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.br&#x2F;pt-br&#x2F;apps&#x2F;celular-seguro-br

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.br&#x2F;pt-br&#x2F;servicos&#x2F;comunicar-roubo-furto-de-aparelho-pelo-aplicativo-celular-seguro" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.br&#x2F;pt-br&#x2F;servicos&#x2F;comunicar-roubo-furto-de-a...

      1. why_at · · focus · HN ↗
        &gt;an official app to report incidents of phone theft

        I can&#x27;t be the only person to see the irony here. Do they also have a drive-thru to report car theft?

        1. warkdarrior · · focus · HN ↗
          RTFM
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