You're a streetwise kinda cat. You would never be foolish enough to walk around in a crowded or unfamiliar urban environment waving a handful of hundred dollar bills, right?
But, you've probably done the equivalent of that before. I, for one, do it daily. Smartphones are little pocket-sized machines that cost up to $600. Is it any surprise then that smartphone theft—acts that run the spectrum from silent pickpocketing to violent encounters—has skyrocketed in recent years?
New York City, for example, is experiencing a historic lull in crime, with one exception: Theft of mobile Apple products. Also consider that of the 9,000 robberies committed in Oakland, Calif. in 2013, three-quarters have involved a smartphone. Just try doing a Google search for "gunpoint iPhone" to see some of the latest mobile carnage.
According to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, one-in-three thefts in the United States involves a smartphone. Schneiderman along San Francisco DA George Gascón (in addition to 30 Attorneys general signatories) have spearheaded the Secure Our Smartphones Initiative, an attempt to pressure smart phone manufacturers to better protect their consumers.
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