Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

  • unexposedhazardEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Maybe a bit cynical, but this sounds like an attempt at making it possible to remotely backdoor or at least disable the phones of people the government doesnt like. You can already track any phones location as soon as it is powered on. They should just get the phones back to the owner instead of bricking them.

    • haywire@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      I guess the thinking is making them next to worthless means they’ll get stolen less.

      Most networks will bar a stolen pones IMEI if it’s reported but that doesn’t stop them so this would have to be a step up.