Tag: theft
Mobile industry commit to anti-theft kill switch
Ars Technica reports on the mobile industry committing to introduce anti-theft kill switches to their devices. Remote wipe the authorized user’s data (i.e., erase personal info that is added after purchase such as contacts, photos, emails, etc.) that is on the smartphone in the event it is lost or stolen. Render the smartphone inoperable to…
Chasing stolen Bitcoins isn’t easy
One of the benefits (and concerns, depending on which side of the fence you’re on) about Bitcoin is the level of anonymity that you get, along with the ease of moving money between Bitcoin wallets. With that in mind, you can understand when a stash of at least 5,400 Bitcoins were stolen, it caused a…