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Beware, thieves want your ID to buy iPhones
Apple’s iPhone for thieves is like a bar of gold with earbuds. The smartphone has been blamed for a rise in urban crime, been the target of mafia heists – even fostered one iPhone owner to launch an...
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NYPD creates ‘iTheft’ unit for catching iPhone and iPad thieves
We’ve reported on a number of stolen iPhone and iPad cases on iDB over the years. Apple’s gadgets are both popular and expensive, making them the perfect targets for thieves looking for a quick score....
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Report offers inside look at undercover police operation to disrupt stolen...
Earlier this year, it was reported that mobile phone thefts had climbed to 300 per day in London, with the iPhone accounting for over half of them. And we’ve heard similar numbers here Stateside, in...
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Is Apple doing enough to help prevent iPhone thefts?
Last fall, the U.S. national database for stolen cell phones went live. The goal of the database, which was a joint venture between several carriers, was to make it harder for stolen handsets to be...
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Apple and Google asked to help NYC solve mobile device thefts
Is Apple doing enough to prevent an upsurge in thefts targeting the iPhone? That’s the question New York State’s Attorney General is asking the smartphone maker, citing several violent incidents...
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Apple and others face questioning over stolen smartphone ‘epidemic’
First Apple and Samsung were sent an angry letter by New York’s Attorney General over efforts to curb growing thefts of smartphones. Now the state’s top prosecutor wants a face-to-face meeting next...
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Prosecutors cautiously optimistic Activation Lock in iOS 7 could curb urban...
Apple’s Monday announcement that its new iOS 7 would include an ‘Activation Lock’ comes just days before the iPhone maker is to attend a Smartphone Summit. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...
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Prosecutors combine to fight smartphone thefts
While its no case of Elliot Ness against Chicago’s rum runners of Prohibition days, prosecutors in two major U.S. cities are teaming up with local police to fight a wave of violent smartphone thefts....
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Security experts contracted to attempt to bypass iOS 7′s Activation Lock feature
Earlier this year, San Francisco’s district attorney George Gascón met with Apple’s government rep Michael Foulkes to discuss the rising number of iPhone thefts. He felt like the company could be...
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Smartphone theft fight gains UK support
The issue over smartphone thefts has taken on a British flavor. London’s mayor now says he supports calls by American law enforcement officials asking Apple and others to beef up ways to prevent...
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Stealing iPhones is more profitable than crack for San Francisco’s pro thieves
We’ve always held that the iPhone can be like a drug, its users addicted to just one more app, just one more high score. Now comes word from the horse’s mouth, so to speak: criminals. Theft of the...
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Considerate iPhone thief mails 1000 handwritten contacts to owner
It’s hard to imagine how someone could call a person who stole your iPhone ‘considerate,’ but that’s exactly how some media outlets are referring to a certain Chinese pickpocket. The thief took a...
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San Francisco DA wants Apple to enable Activation Lock by default on all iPhones
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón released survey results yesterday that he says makes an argument for Apple to enable its Activation Lock security feature on all iPhones. The DA has been...
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Proposed CA bill would require antitheft tech in smartphones
The New York Times is reporting that California State Senator Mark Leno plans to introduce a bill that would require all cell phones sold in the state to include antitheft technology. He hopes to curb...
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Activation Lock helps curb iPhone theft in New York, London and San Francisco
You may remember stories from a few years ago that described how iPhone theft was becoming a serious problem. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg even claimed that iPhone thefts had contributed to an...
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California smartphone ‘kill switch’ bill passes state legislature
Earlier this year, California Senator Mark Leno introduced a new bill that would require cellphone makers to install ‘kill switches’ in all of their handsets, rendering them inoperable when stolen....
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Chinese thieves tunnel their way into a Beijing warehouse, stealing 240 iPhones
Nearly $230,000 worth of iPhones have disappeared through a 20-inch hole after a trio of daring thieves tunneled their way into a warehouse, Xinhua News Agency reported earlier in the month. Three...
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How to check if the phone you’re buying was stolen
If you’re in the market for a used iPhone, it’s always a good idea to ask the owner to disable Find My iPhone, which automatically turns off Apple’s theft-deterring Activation Lock feature. But what...
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A student files a $1 billion lawsuit against Apple, saying facial recognition...
A New York student is taking Apple to court claiming its facial recognition software falsely linked him to a series of thefts from Apple Stores. There's just one problem with that…
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No2Theft3 brings anti-theft features to jailbroken installations of iOS 13
With a new jailbreak tweak called No2Theft3, you can be alerted to potential iPhone theft with location and front-facing camera data.
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