| Theft of personal info | Losing contact with others | Calls being made on their behalf | Someone logging into their social media pages | Someone using their mobile payment options | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When their smartphone is lost, percent of Americans that worry about... | 65 | 58 | 39 | 33 | 26 |
Sources:
zdnet.com, psychologytoday.com
According to Psychology today, Nomophobia -- the fear of being without your smartphone -- affects 40% of the population. But what are we afraid of, exactly? A recent study found that a lost smartphone causes us to panic for a variety of reasons, perhaps most notably, though, a fear that one's personal information will be stolen.