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A recent survey of London taxi drivers shows that December is the worst time of year for losing mobile phones, laptops and memory sticks.

Apparently some 10,000 mobiles are left behind in taxis every month, and over 1,000 laptops, flash drives and other removable devices too. It’s believed that most of these losses happen because they slip out of peoples’ pockets, or are simply forgotten as passengers rush to their next meeting or destination.

The good news is that London cabbies are more honest than their counterparts in New York:
80% of taxi drivers in London claimed that they had reunited owners with their devices once they were found, compared to just 66% in New York.

Even so, it’s all the more reason to secure any data on these portable devices with encryption – just in case you’re one of the 20% whose device isn’t found.