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Met Police chief warns phone snatch gangs as Apple collaboration cuts stolen phone reactivations by 60%

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Danielle de Wolfe

27d ago· 6 min readenNews
technologycybersecuritynewscrime & policing

Summary

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has warned phone snatching gangs to "give up" after a collaboration with Apple led to a 60% drop in stolen handsets being reactivated. The new anti-theft technology acts as a "kill switch," rendering stolen iPhones unusable bricks. The police chief stated they are "breaking your business model" by disrupting the resale market for stolen devices, which has been a major driver of phone theft in London.

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bskyMet Police chief warns phone snatch gangs as Apple collaboration cuts stolen phone reactivations by 60%lbc.co.uk

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we are breaking your business model
You need to give up
the number of stolen handsets being reactivated to fall by around 60 per cent
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Addressing criminal gangs, Sir Mark Rowley insisted: 'we are breaking your business model'

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