Posted on 09/25/2013 1:19:24 AM PDT by quimby
Devices running iOS 7 can be remotely secured when lost, making it so that a device's associated Apple ID and password must be entered before it can be wiped and used again. In effect, the new system could make an iPhone almost unusable when stolen, should the system work as planned. The NYPD is evidently hoping that it will discourage thieves, as so-called "Apple picking" theft has become a major problem. Last year, New York City's annual crime rate rose for the first time in two decades — a fact that Mayor Bloomberg blamed squarely on the theft of Apple devices.
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Android O/S is already there and Apple is chasing them.
I can track my Android phone, lock it, have it sound an alarm, take a pic with both the front and rear camera, etc...all from my PC
And it has facial recognition instead of the PITA fingerprint security.
Glad I dumped my iPhone long ago.
This is what the US has come to....or at least NYC has.
I’m upgrading to XDS 45 to fight crime.
…I mean, that the cops can use to help find my phone if it’s lost or stolen?
Big Apple Cops. ;^)
The new iOS 7 interface IS a crime. I won’t be upgrading.
Also avoiding for as long as possible.
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