Your Smartphone Has Been Stolen. Now What?
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-02-21/your-smartphone-has-been-stolen-now-what
Police forces around the country are reporting a spike in smartphone thefts: 40 percent of reported robberies in D.C. so far this year involved cell phones, iPods or tablet computers. Now police chiefs are proposing that wireless companies remotely shut down stolen devices, using a unique registration number. We explore what can you can do to protect your smartphone and the data it holds, before and after a device is stolen.
Guests
Brian Krebs
Technology Journalist; Blogger at KrebsOnSecurity.com
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I lost my iphone in a store this past Sat. AT&T says the phone has not been used since then, so I assume it fell out of my pocket. I did not turn off the service in case a kind person tries to return it to me. Since I had not yet signed up for iCloud, Apple says I cannot track the phone. Can you tell us exactly how to best insure the loss of a phone. Insurance? Tracking devices, etc..