Stolen smartphones in the U.S. will make the remote "self-destruct"

Senator mark Leno from California plans to introduce a law on compulsory equipment mobile phones remote deactivation to combat the increasing theft of mobile phones. The bill itself, Leno is going to unveil in January 2014 during the legislative session.
One of the main catalysts for street crime in California, theft of phones, and these crimes are becoming increasingly violent.
According to the Federal communications Commission in the US, stolen devices is between 30 and 40 percent of all robberies in the country. In San Francisco the figure comes to 50%.



Total damage from these crimes in the United States reached 30 billion dollars, despite the existence of technology that can prevent stolen phones from future use.
After the release of iOS 7, the new York police advises iPhone users soon to be updated. This is explained by the fact that the phone is under her control are unable to reflash the attackers.





Recall that Google launched the service to track stolen smartphones.

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