Met Police chief gives phone firms deadline over thefts

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• Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The force wants to make resetting phones more difficult, with requirements for multi-factor authentication and time delays; moves to stop parts being sold without device matching serial numbers, and the ability to block devices globally in real time.

  London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said there is “no reason” why in a year’s time there should not be fully accessible serial numbers for officials and “kill switches” for stolen phones

  And there it is, just another excuse to track everyone and further erode right to repair. But don’t worry, this time it’s for your own personal safety and definitely won’t be abused.

  Nevermind the fact that iPhones already do all of this despite being explicitly called out in the article

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  • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Kill switches for stolen phones means kill switches for all phones.

    Who is in control of the kill switch?

    Given that people store banking stuff, train tickets etc on their phones, it means you can be left penniless and stranded if the phone suddenly stopped working.

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