Not too long ago, film student Anthony van der Meer was lunching in Amsterdam, when his iPhone suddenly disappeared. He reported the smartphone stolen, but to no avail. The thief had already disposed of the SIM card and disconnected the device from the internet. It was gone. According to statistics, Dutch police registers nearly 300 smartphone thefts on average each week – and most of these devices never turn up. Curious who steals these phones and where they eventually end up, van der Meer decided to try and get his phone swiped again – but this time around the film student pre-loaded the device with…

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