I mean like, after I type a password on a computer, I’d rub my fingers across the entire keyboard to make sure any fingerprints/oil-residues gets evenly distributed so its harder to know the password. Same with phone unlock codes, I just use my fingers to rub against the part of the screen where the virtual keyboard was displayed.

Am I being weird? I’ve had this habit since the first time I got my first digital electronics.

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    I do that at the ATM and I also double-check for scanners on the bank card input.

    My phone unlock is a cluster fuck so I’m not worried about anyone who tries it. Scarier is that there’s ways to bypass it, so if it gets stolen I’m kinda fucked.

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      I don’t wipe the keypad off but I do pull on the card slot just in case there’s a card reader, especially in bigger or new cities.

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      if it gets stolen I’m kinda fucked.

      Thats what you get for being worth something. If my phone gets stolen all that’ll happen is the debt collection agencies will see that “I” have moved to China.