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Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop? <\/p>\n

Jenny Tian, 29, a comedian from Australia, had been in London for two weeks when she saw a group of guys in ski masks on a street in east London. \u201cI thought to myself: \u2018They\u2019re probably on their way to rob a home, they\u2019re not going to bother me.\u2019\u201d It was 5pm, still broad daylight, and she had her phone out, trying to find a venue on Google Maps. \u201cYou know when you\u2019re turning yourself into a human compass, pivoting around, trying to work out where it\u2019s sending you? I looked very lost, I guess.\u201d The next thing she heard was the sound of running, then a whoosh of air, and her phone was gone.<\/p>\n

This was not OK. London\u2019s first independent victims\u2019 commissioner, Claire Waxman, stressed in a statement that she definitely gets it. \u201cOur lives are on our phones \u2013 our contacts, family photos, social media accounts, contactless payments, travelcards, emails. They are a form of safety and comfort for people but taking someone\u2019s device robs them of that security.\u201d For Tian, there was weeks of work on her phone \u2013 notes for her standup, edited videos for her Instagram feed, all her contacts with bookers, all her connections to home, her Apple Pay, her banking details, her diary, never mind she didn\u2019t know where she was.<\/p>\n

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\nSnatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop?
\nJenny Tian, 29, a comedian from Australia, had been in London for two weeks when she saw a group of guys in ski masks on a street in east London. \u201cI thought to myself: \u2018They\u2019re probably on their way to rob a home, they\u2019re not going to bother me.\u2019\u201d It was 5pm, still broad daylight, and she had her phone out, trying to find a venue on Google Maps. \u201cYou know when you\u2019re turning yourself into a human compass, pivoting around, trying to work out where it\u2019s sending you? I looked very lost, I guess.\u201d The next thing she heard was the sound of running, then a whoosh of air, and her phone was gone.
\nThis was not OK. London\u2019s first independent victims\u2019 commissioner, Claire Waxman, stressed in a statement that she definitely gets it. \u201cOur lives are on our phones \u2013 our contacts, family photos, social media accounts, contactless payments, travelcards, emails. They are a form of safety and comfort for people but taking someone\u2019s device robs them of that security.\u201d For Tian, there was weeks of work on her phone \u2013 notes for her standup, edited videos for her Instagram feed, all her contacts with bookers, all her connections to home, her Apple Pay, her banking details, her diary, never mind she didn\u2019t know where she was. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop? Jenny Tian, 29, a comedian from Australia, had been in London for two weeks when she saw a group of …<\/p>\n

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