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posted by on Tuesday December 20 2016, @03:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-still-my-phone dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Film student Anthony van der Meer had his iPhone stolen and the thought that a stranger had access to all of his personal data really concerned him. What kind of person would steal a phone? Where do these phones end up? These were his biggest questions. To get answers, Anthony had another phone stolen from him on purpose, but this time he followed the thief using a hidden app and made a captivating documentary film about the whole process.

"Find my Phone" was possible because of a spyware app called Cerberus. Using it, van der Meer was able to remotely track and control his phone whenever it was turned on and connected to the internet. Anthony listened to the thief's calls, read his messages, took photos, and even recorded both audio and video. The filmmaker then compressed everything into a thrilling 21 minute documentary movie which highlights how easy it is to spy on someone in the digital age. The video has already been viewed by more than 1.7 millions of people.

More info: anthonyvdmeer.nl (h/t: petapixel)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 21 2016, @05:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 21 2016, @05:17AM (#444219)

    You might be the derp for blindly believing that.
    Stolen when the camera was off? Well maybe I guess. *You* will never know for sure.
    Go put on your derp hat.