[Trend]Mobile Device ?Security?: The Problems of Remotely Disabling Stolen Phones

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Mobile Device ?Security?: The Problems of Remotely Disabling Stolen Phones

The problem of mobile device theft has become sufficiently severe that legislators have decided to file bills discussing it. Last week, US Senator Charles Schumer re-filed Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, which makes modifying a device’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number a crime punishable by up to five years in federal prison. [...]

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Mobile Device “Security”: The Problems of Remotely Disabling Stolen Phones

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