Met Police, Apple join forces to choke London's phone theft trade
Personal tech
Intelligence-sharing deal targets devices that 'phone home' after being nicked
London’s Metropolitan Police and Apple have agreed to share stolen device identifiers, building intelligence they hope will curb the capital's phone-theft epidemic.
These identifiers will help both organizations track which stolen devices reconnect to mobile networks, giving law enforcement better insight into where the criminal networks behind the thefts operate.
The Met has access to stolen device information, such as serial numbers, provided by victims. Apple has access to the telemetry indicating when a device has been reactivated and where it's being used. Together, the two organizations believe this combined intelligence will help stamp down on the thefts that have ravaged London’s streets for years, earning the city the unofficial title of ‘phone theft capital of Europe.'
“If stolen phones cannot be reactivated, their value collapses, and so does the incentive to steal them,” saidMetropolitan Police commissioner...
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