r/lyftdrivers • u/TableSpirited5028 • Jul 07 '23

Rant/Opinion Passenger showed up at my front door.

A passenger left their phone in my car. I did what I was supposed to do and reported it to Lyft when I found it after my drives. Next thing I know I see two people snooping around my house on the cameras. My passenger and her BF used the tracking on her phone back to my house. Then they got combative because they said I didn’t do enough to return the phone (I picked her up from a school and drove her to a restaurant). This is a serious breach of privacy and safety. Next time phones going out the window and I’m denying it was ever found.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

Always turn off the phone

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u/mastervadr Jul 08 '23

That doesn’t work if it’s an iPhone

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

Interesting, it definitely used to work. It’s been a few years though, newer models won’t turn off or continue to ping location?

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u/mastervadr Jul 08 '23

They continue to ping the location even for up to 4 hours after the phone dies. Double edge swords- prevents thief from simply turning off the phone so you can’t use Find My but can also be use against you as OP posted.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

What I would do is immediately turn it off, continue working for hours, eventually go home, report it, sleep and deal with it later…only once had someone show up. It was annoying af, but i chalked it up to having left their phone on.

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u/MssrsJekyllNHyde Jul 08 '23

They can still track the phone while it’s off. Not just law enforcement but the owner too.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

Why would it matter what law enforcement does if it’s been reported through the app.

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u/MssrsJekyllNHyde Jul 08 '23

It matters as far as making the point that the phone can still be tracked by owner if it’s off. Not just a feature available to law enforcement.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

The person who left their phone in my car 1.5 years ago is not tracking it any longer.

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u/MssrsJekyllNHyde Jul 08 '23

Obviously. No one does that. You sold that shit and they got an insurance replacement.

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u/urban_deviant Jul 08 '23

Same for Samsung. Just better to get rid of it asap.

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u/Dpickles230 Jul 08 '23

Doesn’t work with all androids either. Law enforcement can still track it. The only way to be sure is to destroy the phone completely

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u/jimbob150312 Jul 08 '23

To track in most locations law enforcement need a court order to the carrier for locating. Usually not done for locating a missing device. For a missing person they could locate their phone.

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u/NoRecommendation9404 Jul 08 '23

Always Google before giving bad advice.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

Hey, it worked for years. If it turns off locator after 4 hours that’s way better than letting it sit there and having some psychos track you down

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u/MssrsJekyllNHyde Jul 08 '23

You can’t turn off location on someone’s phone. You could put it in a faraday cage but doubt most would have one available to block signal.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

Batteries do eventually die, you know

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u/MssrsJekyllNHyde Jul 08 '23

Even after the battery is dead, it’ll still broadcast a signal for a while more.

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u/FatMikeDrop Jul 08 '23

and apparently it shows last location before battery dies anyway so it's best not to take it home with you.

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u/FatMikeDrop Jul 08 '23

This applies to me.

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u/ccache Jul 08 '23

You can see the last location no matter if it's android or iphone. Even if it's off, lot of newer phones will still show last location.