A survey conducted by Norton reveals that 53 per cent of Indian adults have either lost their mobile phones or there has been a theft. However, only two in five Indians currently have a password protecting their devices.

Norton said that there is an imminent need for mobile protection with Indians having their phones lost/stolen an average of 1.5 times over the past five years. As annoying as it is to lose their mobile phones, 77 per cent of victims considered the loss of contact information the worst part of the experience and also a huge inconvenience. It is not surprising that ‘anger’ was the single most dominant feeling expressed by victims of mobile theft.