The British government is getting fed up with gadget theft, but not enough to take matters into their own hands it seems. The responsibility is to be that of the manufacturers, as British Home Secretary John Reid has recently called for a summit to encourage gadget manufacturers to develop innovative new ways of make alluring electronic trinkets more theft proof.
Considering how high mobile theft rates are in the UK, it is unsurprising that companies such as Sony and Apple will be looking increasingly towards new auto lock/ shut down features for devices as a means of limiting the re-sale potential of stolen goods. Whether or not the thinking behind the Home Secretary’s idea will actually dissuade would-be thieves from entering into a life of crime, is another matter.
Doesn’t really seem like this solution will tackle the root of this particular societal ill, but at least theft victims will be able to ensure that the Artful Dodger-like triumph that whomever has stolen their new phone feels will turn swiftly to gloom at the push of a button. Here’s to social pragmatism…
(Via Engadget)
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