Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants(bbc.com)
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Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4dey905yo
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> This all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this?
As long as only _we_ use it, against _our_ political opponents, nothing. Oh, wait ... /s
As long as only _we_ use it, against _our_ political opponents, nothing. Oh, wait ... /s
I was under the impression that Android did something like this upon factory reset (asking for previous PIN before you can set the phone up again). Is it effective?
Yes, it is, but not as you think. This bricked a tablet i had because it refused to create a new account, while the password for the old one was lost.
That sounds very effective to me. That's the only way to stop thieves. Put your passwords in your password manager. I'm sure you have more than one device!
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> When an iPhone user is not identified as being at a familiar location
> equipping police with new powers to search properties without a warrant where stolen goods have been electronically located
> facial recognition to cut the number of grabs on the capital's streets
This all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this?