Apple proposes iPhone that calls the cops when stolen
Apple proposes iPhone that calls the cops when stolen: Via AppleInsider.
In the latest installment of Apple's iPhone security-related patent filings, the Cupertino-based company describes the implementation of loss prevention software that would notify a security agency in the event the handset is lost or stolen, which could in turn lead to a police officer being dispatched to the current location of the device based on GPS coordinates.
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