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Source: NBC News
Police and prosecutors from across the country told smartphone manufacturers on Thursday that they must take steps to solve the epidemic of thefts involving mobile devices and they need to do it right away.
A coalition of law enforcement officials, political leaders and consumer groups, called the Secure Our Smartphones (S.O.S) Initiative, wants a kill switch installed on all new smartphones that would make them useless anywhere in the world if they are reported stolen.
They want all smartphones equipped with a kill switch by early next year and they dont want customers to foot the bill for this security technology.
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The theft of mobile devices smartphones and tablets is now called the fastest-growing street crime in America. People across the country have been stabbed and mugged at gunpoint for their electronic devices, which are easy to resell. A stolen iPhone can fetch $300 or more on the black market.
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