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iPhone theft down by 40% in San Francisco, 25% in New York thanks to Activation Lock

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/iphone-theft-drops-40-san-francisco-25-new-york-introduction-activation-lock' title="iPhone theft down by 40% in San Francisco, 25% in New York thanks to Activation Lock"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/09/apple_care_iphone_6_temp_hero.jpg?itok=hcJa7Xes' />[/url]</p> <p>The introduction of Activation Lock (http://www.imore.com/tag/activation-lock) was credited by the FCC (http://www.imore.com/fcc-credits-apples-ios-activation-lock-declining-iphone-thefts) in December as the main factor behind the reduction in iPhone (http://www.imore.com/iphone)-related theft, and new data suggests that the trend has continued since. The latest numbers reveal a decline of 40 percent in the number of iPhones stolen in San Francisco and 25 percent in New York between September 2013 and September 2014.</p> <!--break--> <p>The number of iPhones stolen in London was reduced by half during the same time period, with mayor Boris Johnson stating:</p>

<p>We have made real progress in tackling the smartphone theft epidemic that was affecting many major cities just two years ago.</p>

<p>Activation Lock made its debut with iOS 7 (http://imore.com/ios-7), with the feature allowing users to remotely lock an iPhone with their iCloud (http://www.imore.com/icloud) credentials, requiring authentication with Apple before the device can be accessed again.</p> <p>California passed a law in August 2014 that requires all smartphones sold in the state to include a kill switch by July 2015. The feature comes as standard on the latest version of Android (http://www.androidcentral.com/lollipop), and Microsoft is also said to be working on a kill switch that will be included as standard on Windows Phones that will be launched later this year.</p> <p>Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/11/us-usa-smartphone-killswitch-idUSKBN0LF09520150211?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-29889"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/43442cb1/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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