Criminals Remote-Wiping Cell Phones

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 3, 2008 @11:58AM from the this-phone-will-self-destruct dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Crafty criminals are increasingly using the remote wipe feature on the Apple iPhone and other business handsets, such as RIM's BlackBerry, to destroy incriminating evidence, the head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office Keith Foggon has warned. Foggon told silicon.com that the move away from PCs towards using mobile phones was causing a headache for crime fighters who were struggling to keep up with the fast pace of new handsets and platforms churned out by the mobile industry."

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News At 11 by CastrTroy · 2008-09-03 12:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Criminals destroy evidence that could be used against them. News At 11.

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Re:I can't be the only one on /.... by Sockatume · 2008-09-03 12:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, after the bean burrito special I really wish I could wipe remotely too.

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