Items Tagged with 'smartphone theft'

A California bill that would require cellphone makers to install a "kill switch" to render stolen devices inoperable has passed the state legislature.

Lookout Mobile has created a security system the company says uses your phone’s own camera to take a “selfie” of the perpetrator.

Minnesota enacted the nation's first law requiring smartphones and tablets sold in the state to have a remote shut-off feature as a way to deter theft.

Chicago aldermen endorsed a measure that would require those who make money off unlocking the devices to keep records on their customers.

California state officials wants to require cellphones to be sold with "kill switches" that render them inoperable when stolen.

Samsung Electronics proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a “kill switch” that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, yet the nation’s biggest carriers have rejected the idea.

Philadelphia was the number one city for smartphone theft in 2012, but its mayor and the Pennsylvania Attorney General are joining the Secure Our Smartphones initiative to pressure manufacturers into adding anti-theft solutions, such as a kill-switch, to new phones. 

A new $140 iPhone case includes a stun gun, which, as one New York Times reporter can attest, is rather startling. 

Not willing to take smartphone manufacturers at their word, security experts will attempt to break into smartphones using thieves' tactics to test the devices' new anti-theft features.