How to track a cell phone and DIE trying

In case of Jeremy Cook is a clear example of the danger of tracking down and recovering a lost phone on your own: this 18-year-old Canadian he was killed when he went looking for his cell phone that he had lost in a taxi and that he had tracked using a location software, according to information provided by the newspapers Cbc, NbcNews Y DailyMail.

Currently, most Android devices come from the factory with a GPS system (known as Find my device), which allows you to easily locate a phone on a map, from a computer with Internet.

Like any other person, when you lose, forget or become the victim of a cell phone theft, the first thing you want is to get it back, even confronting whoever has it, forgetting or ignoring the risks that this entails.

Jeremy’s case is something to remember: according to the Police, after forgetting his phone in the taxi, he tracked his location remotely, went for him at dawn the previous Sunday, accompanied by his sister, and found himself in an altercation with three men parked in a car. The car started to roll and Jeremy clung to the driver’s door. At that moment several shots were generated that left the young man lifeless. The car was abandoned near the scene, inside which was left the mobile phone that Jeremy had gone to get.

It is not the first case of its kind. In your article When Hitting «Find My iPhone» Takes You to a Thief DoorStep, the newspaper New York Times He cites other situations where people “jump” in search of their phones when they are lost or stolen. Luck may vary from case to case, but the advice given there is still quite prudent: in case a violent confrontation is suspected, it is best to call the police. «It’s just a phone. It’s not worth putting your life at risk«.

Observing a situation as well as a third party, it sounds completely obvious what was said and totally absurd the attitude of Jeremy to recover his phone. Unfortunately, when you are a victim or involved, the state of mind is completely different. The telephone is like an extension of the hand for most people and, when it is lost, the reaction that is generated ignores the risks and dangers of confronting the person or persons in possession of the telephone.

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