Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants www.bbc.com 12 points by gnabgib 18 hours ago
Panzerschrek 14 hours ago > 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 streetsThis all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this? hulitu 7 hours ago > This all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this?As long as only _we_ use it, against _our_ political opponents, nothing. Oh, wait ... /s
hulitu 7 hours ago > This all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this?As long as only _we_ use it, against _our_ political opponents, nothing. Oh, wait ... /s
junior44660 13 hours ago 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? hulitu 7 hours ago Yes, it is, but not as you think. This bricked a tablet i had because it refused to create a new account, while the password for the old one was lost.
hulitu 7 hours ago Yes, it is, but not as you think. This bricked a tablet i had because it refused to create a new account, while the password for the old one was lost.
> 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?
> This all means total surveillance. What could possible go wrong with this?
As long as only _we_ use it, against _our_ political opponents, nothing. Oh, wait ... /s
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?
Yes, it is, but not as you think. This bricked a tablet i had because it refused to create a new account, while the password for the old one was lost.