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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But, But... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-06-06 14:09 · Score: 5, Insightful

When a phone is stolen, another phone gets purchased. Reducing phone thefts will cut into new phone sales!
1. Re:But, But... by Randall311 · 2013-06-06 14:21 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  You mean "free" as in the price of the insurance right? So not so free...
Not free by DaveSlash · 2013-06-06 14:23 · Score: 5, Insightful

After a $150 deductible

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