I am sure some people that are stealing these items like Kindles, probably don't understand the security aspect of it; surely their interest is the money they can get for it. Also, many peopl just bypass password settings, etc....so it leaves it wide open for a thief to use at their will. My daughter had all of her passwords shut off on her e-reader...and I had to give her a mini lesson on security.
I would be paranoid that the phone wouldn't be there when I got back. Ironically, this is because I grew up in New York. Clearly, New York is a different city than the one I grew up near.
Plus, I don't like to be separated from my smartphone for that long.
@Ariella. I'm glad you were able to refrain yourself. But for some, it definitely appears to be a pattern of making repeated "not so smart" decisions. You have to wonder what is going through their minds.
@Kim I'm very tempted to say something along the lines of "well, how intelligent do you expect people who deliberately do something that is proven to harm their health to be?" But I will restrain myself.
Ariella, in that case, there can be KIndle and a book. and by the way, Kindle is not an electronic device that is needed to be switched off,unfortunatelly flight attendants don't know it
I suppose people to have even their basic Kindles stolen--mainly by people who don't understand how they work. Anyone who steals my Kindle better like reading what's already on it.
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