BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zip · 3 months agoPhone companies to be asked to help tackle rise in snatch theftswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkPhone companies to be asked to help tackle rise in snatch theftswww.bbc.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zip · 3 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehaywire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI 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.
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.