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New Zealand Frontline Police Get Apple Devices in Efficiency Measure

Posted by Unknown on from the spend-money-to-save-money dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "Thousands of New Zealand frontline police will be armed with smartphones and tablets from this year in an efficiency initiative that the force hopes will save millions of dollars. NZ Police say the devices are Apple iPhones and iPads. These will be password protected and can be wiped remotely if lost. Police declined to say if the devices and their communications will be encrypted."

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  1. Save millions... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    By buying a ton of most expensive hardware you can find.... brilliant.

  2. Not sure if it'll work? by Grayhand · · Score: 4, Funny
    "frontline police will be armed with smartphones and tablets "

    I'm sure it'd hurt like hell getting hit in the head by an iPhone a cop threw but wouldn't it be cheaper to arm them with pointed sticks?

    1. Re:Not sure if it'll work? by JustOK · · Score: 4, Funny

      They have to use sticks with rounded corners now.

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      rewriting history since 2109
  3. Maps? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's hope they don't need the maps feature!

  4. Re:Setting up for iFailure by theVarangian · · Score: 3, Funny

    And how is this different from the zillions of successful hacks against the dominant Windows world for laptops, or Android world for smartphones?

    Becasue by using Apple devices you join the Sith....

  5. Re:Freeze! by sdnoob · · Score: 2, Funny

    the pigs win