It's Time To Start Taking Stolen Phones Seriously

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 6, 2013 @02:05PM from the something-worth-stealing dept.

itwbennett writes "'Find My iPhone' is neat, but it's time for smartphone makers and carriers to stop pretending their anti-theft measures are anything more than minimum viable products, says blogger Kevin Purdy. He's not the first to point this out: As reported in Slashdot, 'NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said overall crime in New York City was up 3.3% in 2012 due to iPhone, iPad and other Apple device thefts.' And now San Francisco and New York attorneys general are calling a 'Smartphone Summit' where representatives from Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft are due to meet and discuss the implementation of a industry-wide 'kill switch' system."

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Re:But, But... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-06-06 15:35 · Score: -1, Flamebait

So you're the one with the rancid asshole! Someone told me someone on Slashdot would have a disgusting, feces-filled asshole that I could poke and prod with my fetid, disease-ridden cock, but I'm truly astounded that your asshole is many times more rancid than they let on! Well, let's begin, shall we? My sperm buddies are eager to swim around inside your feces! What say you?