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Mobile Carriers Are Opposed to The Plan for a Smartphone 'Kill Switch'
Nov 25, 2013Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone ‘kill switch’ that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services. New York ...
Tags: Stolen Phones, 'Kill Switch'
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Consumer Reports Projected That 1.6 Million Consumers Were Victims of Stolen Phones
Jun 3, 2013Based on our latest nationally representative survey of adult Internet users, Consumer Reports projected that 1.6 million American consumers were victims of smart C theft in 2012. A variety of possible solutions are being proposed by law ...
Tags: Smart Phone, Consumer Electronics
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Reprogramming The Identification Number Could Be Punishable with a Prison Sentence
May 29, 2013Reprogramming the identification number of a cellphone could be punishable with a prison sentence of up to five years under the terms of a proposed law announced Friday. The Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 makes changing the ...
Tags: Law, Cellphone IDs, Computer Products
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ecoATM Has Secured $40 Million in Mezzanine Debt Financing
Feb 18, 2013ecoATM, the award-winning San Diego start-up known for its innovative kiosks that fully automate the buy-back of used consumer electronics, announced today that it has secured $40 million in mezzanine debt financing from Falcon Investment ...
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U.S. Carriers Took a Major Step Toward Curbing The Rising Number of Smartphone Thefts
Dec 31, 2012IDG News Service - U.S. cellphone carriers took a major step on Wednesday toward curbing the rising number of smartphone thefts with the introduction of databases that will block stolen phones from being used on domestic networks. The ...
Tags: cellphone, smartphone thefts, SIM card, second-hand market
