Technology and Us
I received an email from a friend today about how the technology that we have so easily become accustomed to can actually lead to our own detriment.
Here is the content of that email;
This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic
technology.GPS
Someone had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their
car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and
specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a
garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently
mounted on the dashboard.When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked
and just about everything worth anything had been stolen.The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the
garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house.
The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time
the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to
clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty
the house of its contents.MOBILE PHONE
I never thought of this…….
This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile
phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell
phone, credit card, wallet… Etc…was stolen.20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pa y phone telling him
what had happened, hubby says ‘I received your text asking about our Pin
number and I’ve replied a little while ago.’When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money
was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to
text ‘hubby’ in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20
minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.Moral of the lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact
list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc…
And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts,
CONFIRM by calling back.
Also, when you’re being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be
sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don’t
reach them, be very careful about going places to meet ‘family and friends’
who text you.
So what do you think, are we complacent and do we rely on our technology too much. I know it gave me something to think about.
