Mobile 'Kill Switches' Cut Phone Thefts By Half

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 12 Februari 2015 | 00.12

London, New York and San Francisco have seen the number of smartphone thefts plummet - thanks to so-called kill switches.

Apple, Samsung and Google have all implemented techniques for owners to effectively render a phone useless if it is stolen.

As a result, smartphone thefts have fallen by half in London, 40% in San Francisco and 25% in New York City.

San Francisco district attorney George Gascon said: "The wireless industry continues to roll out sophisticated new features, but preventing their own customers from being the target of a violent crime is the coolest technology they can bring to market."

New York state attorney Eric Schneiderman said: "The huge drops in smartphone theft that have occurred since the kill switch has been on the market are evidence that our strategy is making people safer in our cities, and across the world."

Apple added a kill switch - known as Activation Lock - in September 2013.

Samsung followed in April last year, and Google made it a standard feature on Android with the November release of Lollipop.

A California law mandates that all smartphones must be fitted with a similar feature by 1 July - if they are to be sold in the state.

That is likely to prompt the remaining smartphone makers to get on board.

London mayor Boris Johnson added: "We have made real progress in tackling the smartphone theft epidemic that was affecting many major cities just two years ago."


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