alt.hn

6/14/2026 at 2:29:35 AM

Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4dey905yo

by gnabgib

6/14/2026 at 6:32:07 AM

> enforce measures rendering handsets effectively unusable

> When an iPhone user is not identified as being at a familiar location

> equipping police with new powers to search properties without a warrant where stolen goods have been electronically located

> facial recognition to cut the number of grabs on the capital's streets

This all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this?

by Panzerschrek

6/14/2026 at 7:05:15 AM

I was under the impression that Android did something like this upon factory reset (asking for previous PIN before you can set the phone up again). Is it effective?

by junior44660