- The Met Police are calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reset
- They're working with Apple on this, and have already seen phone theft in London reduced by 18% compared to the previous year
- Apple enabling Stolen Device Protection by default has likely made a big difference, and there's evidence of another anti-theft tool in the works too
Smartphones are a major target for thieves. After all, they’re likely the most valuable device most people carry around with them, and their value increases further once thieves export them to countries like China, where devices without local government restrictions are highly sought after. But the UK's Met Police is working with Apple to make smartphones significantly less desirable to thieves.
