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Geekazine Shares A Real #DigitallyDark Story

We recently asked several bloggers to do without their mobile device for 2 days to simulate what it’s like to experience device theft. In the LoJack #DigitallyDark challenge, Jeffrey of Geekazine shared a real story of having his iPhone stolen, which as he puts is a “far better story than any ‘recreation’” post inspired by our contest. The other #DigitallyDark stories have substantiated this - it’s much easier to “lose” a device for 48 hours if you know it’s coming back, your data isn’t compromised and you’re not out a huge chunk of cash and time!

In Jeffrey’s post, he shares how a quick stop at a grocery store on the way to a weekend getaway left him without an iPhone.

“I left the window open only a couple inches, thinking that was not a problem. Further, I noticed I left my phone in car while at the store, but thought the doors were locked and it will be fine.

I was wrong."

A young kid was able to reach in through the open window to unlock the door and steal the phone, making a getaway on his dirt-bike. The car alarm went off, but this didn’t slow him down. As Jeffrey notes, he was lucky that the thief didn’t notice the Macbook, iPad and Google Glass all on the back seat.

Jeffrey ended up having to buy a new phone - out of contract - and we know how expensive that can be! Jeffrey’s insurance deductible was $500 - not worth it, even when the out-of-contract phone was $550. The device had basic tracking on it, but as Jeffrey noted, it probably was wiped then shipped overseas.

Thanks Jeffrey for sharing your #DigitallyDark story (and we’re sorry you had to go through that theft experience)! We’re proud to now be protecting your laptop!

Jeffrey learned the hard way that theft can happen to anyone, and very quickly too. Device tracking is useless if devices are wiped - that’s why we offer our patented persistent technology on select devices, so our software never stops tracking. Our Investigations Team has helped recover devices in more than 100 countries too.

To protect yourself from being #DigitallyDark as the result of mobile theft, we are offering a great deal. Get TWO years of Absolute LoJack services for the price of ONE - for a limited time. Available for PC / Mac, tablets or smartphones - more information here.

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About the Author

Arieanna Schweber has been a part of the Absolute Software writing team since 2007. Arieanna was Canada's first female professional blogger and has been professionally blogging since 2006, speaking at leading blogging conferences including BlogHer and Northern Voice. Arieanna has a joint degree in Business and Communications from Simon Fraser University and continues to build communities for Vancouver-based clients.

About the Company Absolute Software(@Absolutecorp) helps businesses and consumers track, manage, secure and recover mobile computers and devices using our patented persistence technology. We license the name "LoJack" from the LoJack Corporation to highlight the similarities between our consumer product, LoJack for Laptops (@LoJackforLaptop), and their stolen vehicle recovery service. Currently Absolute Software has recovered over 30,000 devices in over 100 countries around the world.