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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Dec 2010 17:08

OH buys them up from Ebay and repairs them and sells them on, again on ebay.

Are you aware that any photos, even though your phone is supposedly 'broken' and you can't retrieve them, are retrievable by the person who repairs the phone?

I am sure people think that the photos will never be seen. I am not easily shocked but you would be surprised (or maybe not) what people video with their phones. I have just refused to look at one lot which OH has now completely deleted. Ugh!!!

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 21 Dec 2010 17:21

Thats a timely warning, Ann, as I expect some people will get a new phone for Christmas and discard the old one. Nevr had a mobile phone, dont make that many phone calls and would only want one in the car in case of accidents. That seems expensive to me.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Dec 2010 17:25

Jean and Ginnie and I am sure you would not take the sort of photos we saw this afternoon!!!

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Eddieisagrandad

Eddieisagrandad Report 21 Dec 2010 17:40

...Not with a lousy mobile phone camera - I've got a trusty 50 year old Pentax K1000 with no memory!
Seriously though, people are so dumb at times. Its not as if his sort of thing has n't come up time and time again in the papers and on TV.
How many people do exactly the same with their old 'puters without dealing with the hard drive properly.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 21 Dec 2010 19:44

several years ago I lost my nokia 6131 that had a microsd memory card in it.........LOL if hubby comes across it and it has a photo of a shortish, fattish old bloke.....wearing glasses.......on it,

you can keep the picture but maybe send me the phone?

Bob

LOL

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Dec 2010 23:05

How glad I am to have an ancient 'pay as you go' that makes phone calls and I can text on - no photo's or internet.
Not that I would have taken any 'saucy' photo's - more likely to have been deer and dragonflies!"! LOL

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)