Thursday, April 10, 2014

Features touted antimaling S5

Samsung steps that include anti - theft feature ( anti -theft ) in the  Galaxy S5 smartphones sold Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular , won praise from law enforcement .

Feature called Find My Mobile and reactivation Lock it allows users to track the Galaxy S5 , and requires the user account information to reset the phone . This step is considered aims to combat robbery involving smartphones .

" The decision ... to develop features and reactivation Find My Mobile Lock on Galaxy S5 and can be activated for free , is a step forward to ensure this industry effectively prevents theft on every smartphone sold in America , " said New York attorney general , Eric Schneidermen and attorney San Francisco , George Gason .

Schneiderman and Gascon with the mayor of London , Boris Johnson , is the leader of the coalition Secure Our ​​Smartphone Initiative . Schneiderman and Gascon has been critical of what they call the mobile phone industry is reluctant to solve the growing problem of theft .

Schneiderman also publicly support the House Bill and the Senate that requires the " kill switch " installed on any smartphone that is manufactured in the U.S. .

This feature prevents the phone is switched back on the black market . The data refer to the New York prosecutor's 1.6 million Americans are victims of theft of smartphones in 2012 .

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