Thieves fall in love and get lonely...but.
Anyone who's ever had their phone stolen has probably wondered where and who is using it. According to TNW, Anthony van der Meer, a student at the film school in Amsterdam, turned such a simple question into a video work with a wealth of knowledge and skills.
He installed the anti-theft app "Cerberus" on his Android phone under a different name and changed some settings, such as making it impossible to delete the app. After adding a number of, you will succeed in having your smartphone stolen. The camera, microphone, and data can all be accessed through the app, so the criminal's actions, as well as his appearance and voice, are completely hidden. This short documentary "Find My Phone" is based on it. The full story is available on YouTube (with English subtitles).The power wouldn't turn on for a while, and the culprit and the whereabouts of the smartphone were unknown, but after a few days a new SIM card was inserted and connected. I've been tracking his behavior for the past two weeks.
Surprising information such as the face of the criminal, being a foreigner, being from Egypt, the phone number of the porn service he used to call, and giving a birthday present to a woman he liked. is obtained from And the interesting thing is that Mr. van der Meer is getting more and more sympathetic to the criminal.
The culprit tells his friend that he has no money to take the bus.
When van der Meer learned that the perpetrator was a religious man who was poor and had been sleeping in homeless shelters and friends' houses, van der Meer said, "He's not your typical criminal. He's sad and lonely." I'm going to deepen the idea that I'm a man. Meanwhile, the smartphone suddenly goes offline. After confirming that the criminal still has a smartphone by calling, van der Meer will visit the place where the criminal was frequently staying until then. And find the culprit...
Please see the work for the impression of the director who actually saw the criminal.
While this piece teaches us a lot about security and privacy, it also teaches us how biased our imaginations are from the information we find online. As soon as it was released, it became a hot topic and was picked up by many media outlets.
And in response to many requests, director van der Meer himself opened a Q&A session on Reddit. There, they carefully answer a variety of questions, from technical details (though the director hides details to prevent abuse) to the next film. He also responded to the question, "How do you feel about the possibility that thieves will watch this documentary now that it's gone viral?"
It is very possible that this man (the thief) has seen the movie. This may be too childish and naive, but I hope it will be an opportunity to change his life in a positive way. After two weeks, he got rid of his cell phone, so I don't think it's dangerous (because he still has his cell phone). But if I were killed, millions of people would know who the culprit was.
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images by Anthony van der Meer - YouTubesource: TNW, Short Film: Find my Phone by Anthony van der Meer - YouTube, Reddit 1, 2 (Kon Tsukamoto)
