appleinsider.com — In the latest installment of Apple's iPhone security-related patent filings, the Cupertino-based company describes the implementation of loss prevention software that would notify a security agency in the event the handset is lost or stolen, which could in turn lead to a police officer being dispatched to the current location of the device.
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flyintoastaApr 3, 2009
my iPod touch was stolen last saturday...this would help right?
stevemaxApr 3, 2009
A good idea is to always have something like:<a class="user" href="http://www.symbianguru.com/phone-guardian-s60-3.html">http://www.symbianguru.com/phone-guardian-s60-3.ht ...</a>This is for Symbian S60, but I'm sure there are similar programs for every smartphone OS out there. It sends an SMS to two different phones when a different SIM card is inserted, with the number of the new card and its current location. It can also send those SMSs whenever you message it with a specially formatted SMS. Another security feature is to start an alarm, locking down the device until a password defined by you is entered, when any of the conditions above happen. It doesn't appear in the menu, runs automatically on the background and goes to front when you dial a secret number you defined, and cannot be uninstalled without the password.This way, you can track down the phone even if it has a different SIM inserted, and there is no plausible way that someone will use the phone without you knowing about it.
imronburgundy83Apr 3, 2009
Dugg for assuming the thief rides the bus. Haha.
frostyfireApr 3, 2009
Where the f**k did you get an $800 iPhone for? You got jipped. Call the cops and report fraud.
lemur2000Apr 5, 2009
roxgod666 is going a bit overboard, but MacMan88 isn't too far off- at least where I live.
entinvApr 5, 2009
I don't know if this is such a great idea.... <a class="user" href="http://www.PhoneElectronics.net">http://www.PhoneElectronics.net</a>