tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4161669237728133460..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Ending smart phone robberies with technology rather than arrestsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68476344304536646022012-04-14T17:19:59.508-05:002012-04-14T17:19:59.508-05:00Sounds no different than calling the credit compan...Sounds no different than calling the credit company to report a card stolen - and how much has that option really impacted debit card abuse?Landon H. Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40691370557309116622012-04-13T20:52:08.969-05:002012-04-13T20:52:08.969-05:00"I was probably a little more curt yesterday ..."I was probably a little more curt yesterday than I should have been"<br /><br />No worries, Dwight. You made me think twice about it and that's always a good thing. Carry on!Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25198221561524030422012-04-13T16:45:53.073-05:002012-04-13T16:45:53.073-05:00The local police will take all the credit for the ...The local police will take all the credit for the drop in crime.Jardinero1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17607597144198493951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61629584070403219832012-04-13T00:39:47.898-05:002012-04-13T00:39:47.898-05:00Technology certainly looks good for this. Although...Technology certainly looks good for this. Although it will look bad on the local police.Leehttp://cellulartracer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-53066392448864257912012-04-12T13:28:04.272-05:002012-04-12T13:28:04.272-05:00I was probably a little more curt yesterday than I...I was probably a little more curt yesterday than I should have been. I was writing in a hurry, and should have waited.<br /><br />I don't have a problem with phone carriers having a database of stolen phones. I don't have a problem with remote wipe or "find my phone" technologies like those in the iPhone.<br /><br />I do have a problem with this being government mandated and government controlled, rather than left up to the individual carriers. Maybe I'm drawing the line in the wrong place. Maybe once the databases exist there's nothing to stop the government from abusing them, even if they are private. ("Nice cell network here. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.") <br /><br />But as much as I hate AT&T, I trust them to do the right thing more than I trust the government. Would you be willing to give the power to shut off someone's cell phone service to your worst enemy?Dwight Brownhttp://www.sportsfirings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45136804251188491272012-04-12T10:29:57.554-05:002012-04-12T10:29:57.554-05:00Decide to accept/not accept the terms and conditio...Decide to accept/not accept the terms and conditions when purchasing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89404701594052414902012-04-12T09:35:02.178-05:002012-04-12T09:35:02.178-05:00hmm one more reason why i WON'T be moving up t...hmm one more reason why i WON'T be moving up to windows 8. I can't stand smart phones and i certainly don't need a computer that copies one!<br /><br />This little search and destroy feature just makes it worse!rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14274296990703625612012-04-12T08:26:41.799-05:002012-04-12T08:26:41.799-05:00I just read that article, Grits. While that kill s...I just read that article, Grits. While that kill switch technology does seem to have some benign goals, there is definitely a dark side that makes me uneasy.john D. McLauchlanhttp://www.idefenddallaskids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68013174228952639732012-04-12T08:11:04.653-05:002012-04-12T08:11:04.653-05:00That's what I think, John. The database and th...That's what I think, John. The database and the kill switch appear to be separate issues.<br /><br />The results of a quick web search, in fact, shows the ship may already have sailed on the kill-switch issue; says <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-15/google-as-benevolent-dictator-yanks-smartphone-apps-with-kill-switch-tech.html" rel="nofollow">this source</a>:<br /><br />"Google, Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) have with little fanfare embraced technology that lets technicians instantly and remotely purge unauthorized content from users’ machines. So- called kill switches are standard on Android handsets and iPhones, the smartphone leaders. The capability will soon become more widespread with the release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 software for tablets and computers."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69424348746709963222012-04-12T07:45:34.533-05:002012-04-12T07:45:34.533-05:00Definitely something that needs to be looked into ...Definitely something that needs to be looked into as far as how it works. From the article: <br /><br />"Some carriers already shut down voice and data service of stolen phones upon request. They will also use unique identifiers to keep track of stolen phones on their network. Within 18 months, companies will combine those individual databases in an effort to contain the widespread and fast-growing trade of stolen wireless devices inside and outside the United States."<br /><br />It sounds to me like they just use the database to deny setting up service for a phone that's been reported stolen. That's just a guess based on the limited information above.John D. McLauchlanhttp://www.idefenddallaskids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59945771441588408772012-04-12T06:55:50.031-05:002012-04-12T06:55:50.031-05:00If they're going to do this in six months, doe...If they're going to do this in six months, doesn't that mean the kill switch is already in our phones now? Had this been reported?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67182812216411814032012-04-12T00:20:30.826-05:002012-04-12T00:20:30.826-05:00how true grits! Like anything else that started w...how true grits! Like anything else that started with a good ideal. The devil is in the details. We have too many databases now that we have no control over. With this one there is no guarantee that 6 months after it's in place the govt takes it over.rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47891958046219873102012-04-11T17:57:36.506-05:002012-04-11T17:57:36.506-05:00OTOH, as I think of it, Dwight, maybe it's not...OTOH, as I think of it, Dwight, maybe it's not the database that's the problem but the existence of a kill switch. Hmmmm ...<br /><br />While I generally am glad when anyone looks for non-criminal justice solutions to crime and other social problems, I may have to reconsider this one, or at least investigate more thoroughly.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7601901905524496402012-04-11T16:39:50.785-05:002012-04-11T16:39:50.785-05:00Well, if the database is of those reported stolen,...Well, if the database is of those reported stolen, that shouldn't be an immediate problem.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70830921015605227702012-04-11T16:33:28.850-05:002012-04-11T16:33:28.850-05:00And what happens when the uses of that database st...And what happens when the uses of that database start expanding? For example, "Hey! Let's shut down the cell phones of those Occupy protesters!"Dwight Brownhttp://www.sportsfiring.comnoreply@blogger.com