Prosecutors seek "kill switch" to prevent theft and "Apple picking"

To try to stop the growing number of smartphone thefts, trying to convince manufacturers to include US prosectors a "kill switch" to disable stolen mobile devices.

The New York State Attorney General Eric schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said Wednesday that they will meet on July 13 to meet with representatives of the four largest smartphone manufacturers to discuss the idea. Prosecutors plan to ask the companies to include a mechanism on disability that will make future mobiles devices useless if taken--which could eliminate the current incentive for theft and prevent smartphones are sold to other users.

The Smartphone Summit is to prevent violence that may follow the street crime of stealing phones, known as "Apple picking." When mobile devices are increasing in value, American police have seen a subsequent rise of violent theft.

In a few recent examples of violent mobile device theft on 21 February 2013, a 6-year-old boy in San Francisco was robbed at his mom's iPhone, and in February 2013, three people were stabbed on a subway platform in Queens in a fight over an iPhone. Earlier this month, a woman was robbed at gunpoint in Crown Heights for their Android device. Prosecutors say that about 50 percent of all robberies in San Francisco with a mobile device.

Although the program has been developed to track stolen smartphones, has both the Pyrenean Gascon and schneiderman criticized the company--which has secured a majority market share--not to tackle the issue sooner. On May 10, sent letters to the Chief Executives of Apple, Google/Motorola, Microsoft and Samsung are looking for information on corporate efforts to protect customers from ' Apple-picking. " These companies control over 90 percent of the market for mobile electronic devices. In response to these letters, all four tech giants agreed to participate in the Summit between the Smartphone.

Representatives from Google/Motorola, Samsung, Apple and Microsoft will participate in the meeting.

"Theft of handheld devices are the fastest growing street crime, and more and more incidents are turning violent," said justice minister Schneider. "It is time for manufacturers to be equally innovative solve this problem as they have been in the design of devices that have changed the way we live. "

New LoJack solution for Galaxy S4 makes theft meaningless

Summary: Current smartphone remote-wipe solutions protect your data, but a factory reset still works on the black market. LoJack has a solution that can't be removed, rendering the device useless for thieves.

Smartphone theft is out of control, especially when such theft leads to murder. The Huffington Post has reported that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has requested representatives from Google, Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft attend a summit next week to discuss the problem.

The upcoming LoJack solution for Android devices is the kind of solution that Schneiderman is asking for, and I hope to see this in cell phones other than the Galaxy S4 in the near future.

There are a number of software solutions that let you wipe or track your iPhone, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone. But after a hard reset or wipe, a thief can take your phone to be sold or used. Something more effective is needed to stop this crime that affected about 1.6 million Americans last year.

Unlike a software solution only, the Absolute Software LoJack system is both a hardware and software solution. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S4, Absolute's persistence technology is built into the firmware of the S4 and cannot be removed, even if the device is restored to factory settings.

The Galaxy S4 has the technology built in now, but the necessary Absolute software solution is not yet available. When it is available, you will be able to remotely lock your device, locate it, erase the data from the device and storage card, or have the Absolute Investigation and Recovery Services Team attempt to recover it.

The Recovery Team is made up of experts from law enforcement, the FBI, the Marines, the US Army, and other government positions. To date, they have recovered 28,000+ devices (laptops and PCs) in over 95 countries.

The service starts at just $29.99 for a one- or four-year subscription. If you live in an area where smartphone crime is rampant, then you may want to consider a S4 and this LoJack service.

As LoJack continues to support more devices, or manufacturers step up to the plate, let's hope smartphone crime becomes a thing of the past.

Ny LoJack solution for Galaxy S4 makes theft pointless

Summary: Current smartphone remote-wipe solutions protect your data, but a factory reset still works on the black market. LoJack has a solution that cannot be removed, making the unit useless to thieves.

Smartphone theft is out of control, especially when such theft leads to murder. The Huffington Post has reported that New York Attorney General Eric schneiderman has requested representatives from Google, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and participating a summit next week to discuss the problem.

The upcoming LoJack solution for Android devices is the type of solution that schneiderman requests, and I hope to see this in mobile phones than Galaxy S4 in the near future.

There are a number of solutions that you can dry or track your iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry or Windows Phone. But after a hard reset or wipe, a thief can take the phone to be sold or used. Something more effective to stop this crime which last year affected about 1.6 million Americans.

Unlike a software only solution is completely software LoJack System, both hardware and software solution. Starting with Samsung Galaxy S4, the absolute persistence technology is built into the firmware of the S4 and can not be removed, even if the device is reset to factory settings.

Galaxy S4 has technology built in now, but the necessary Absolute software solution is not yet available. When it is available, you will be able to remotely lock the device, locate the, erasing data from your device and storage or to absolute investigation and recovery services Team to try to recover it.

The recovery team is comprised of experts in law enforcement, the FBI, the Marine Corps, the US Army and other government positions. So far, they have recovered the 28,000 + devices (laptops and desktops) in over 95 countries.

The service starts at only $ 29.99 for one or four-year subscription. If you live in an area where smartphone crime is rampant, can you consider an S4 and LoJack service.

LoJack continues to support more devices, or manufacturers step to the plate, let us hope the smartphone crime is becoming a thing of the past.