According to a study in Paris, the phenomenon is global and is replicated in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries in Europe. In several of them decided to implement systems that allow, in case of theft, prevent the use of the apparatus in a given network, placing the device's serial number on a blacklist.
In England implemented a special unit of 30 people to meet "up overall levels of theft of smartphones, "said a police spokesman." These phones, which are truly small computers can be resold for up to $ 400, "he says.
in the subway in Manhattan speakers warn passengers in order to not display their equipment and thus avoid being robbed.
"It's like smoking. The consumer knows the risks but prefers to ignore, "says Jack Wraith, chairman in the UK Forum for Action Against Crime in the mobile phone industry." You can include applications on smartphones that protect data and make it unusable apparatus, but very few people do, "he laments.
their theft is part of a mobile phone traffic to foreign countries, especially Algeria, Morocco, West Africa or Eastern Europe, where the price of an iPhone can get up to $ 1,000.
0 comments:
Post a Comment