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Wifi and Laptops Adds Up To Theft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-being-stolen-right-now dept.

Ant writes to mention an SFGate article about the increase in laptop theft in the world of ubiquitous wifi. From the article: "San Francisco police statistics show a disturbing trend. Just 18 laptop computer robberies were logged in 2004, but the figure jumped to 48 last year. There were 18 as of the end of March, a pace that could surpass 70 crimes this year. 'It's a changing culture, and crime is following it'"

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  1. There is a shopping center in the SF Bay Area by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    in Milpitas (McCarthy Ranch) that thieves have been targeting. They do there during lunch and right after work, and do "smah and grab" style robberies on cars. The target: laptops in bags left unattended while the victim shops. Police have had to issue special alerts to shoppers.

    Put your laptop in the trunk when you leave your office, so that potential thieves don't see you place it there when you arrive at the mall.