iPhone activation lock reducing theft

New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced police data revealing a that iPhone robberies in San Francisco dropped by more than a third (38 percent), while New York City has seen robberies and ‘grand larcenies from a person’ involving an iPhone drop by 19 and 29 percent. In London, Apple-targeted thefts were down by 24 percent.

Those are significant numbers.



10 thoughts on “iPhone activation lock reducing theft”

  1. You know what I can understand. Are you deliberately trying to sound – you know – “differently abled” when you post those pointless “Those are significant numbers” style comments, or does it come naturally.

    There are like 10-15 links at most you post a day, you’re three people, and posting some useful commentary would probably take you like 30 seconds or so per post.

    Is the statement here that you’re way, way too cool to type something worthwhile on your own fucking blog? Or are you stoned all the time, and think this shit is insightful or something?

    Inquiring minds demand to know.

  2. John V., while you are probably only one person, you’re certainly nailing it on the douche-bag act.

  3. Cool. Nice to see it’s working. While I presumed it would it’s nice to see actual numbers and statistics. I often see iPhones and iPads strewn about stores and my initial reaction is that they’ll get stolen and then I realise that they can be found and locked or wiped. Great deterrent. Here’s hoping that Samsung can at least get it right eventually and all phone users will feel as secure. As usual that made their attempt convoluted.

  4. Hey John, Jim is too nice a guy to say it so I will.

    Piss the fuck off. It’s his blog, if he wants to not make everything a damn essay that is his business.

    You don’t like his style, go read something else.

  5. Trouble with these reports is that we don’t really know that it is working as well as they say. Could be several factors at play.

  6. I know it’s his blog, dog. And this is my comment you’re replying to. Piss the fuck off of my replies if you don’t like it.

    I don’t know how nice Jim is, I know for sure he’s lazy and this blog is a testament to it. But I never said he’s stupid. I mean, I must be unemployed and lonely or something, that I keep finding time to post these comments, and if he starts replying to me, I might get encouraged to post even more.

    that’s the least thing Jim wants to bother with.

  7. he has a point — this blog often comes off as a link agitator. it mirrors daring fireball often, but gruber is able to add concise thought and often deeper analysis.

  8. How effective do you think insults and shit-talk are going to be in this case? Do you believe the man who owns this site is the sort of person who’d respond positively to that sort of thing?

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