Fruit-themed toymaker Apple is so concerned that its fanboys
are getting their iPhones nicked, along with the lunch money their mother
gave them, that it has invented a feature that allows the gizmo to call the
cops.
According to Appleinsider, the latest iPhone security-related patent describes the implementation
of loss prevention software that would notify a security agency in the
event the handset is lost or stolen. The big idea is that a copper could
be dispatched to the current location of the device based on GPS coordinates
and shoot the iPhone thief.
"To provide greater security, an electronic
device in a security mode can be configured to enter a 'lock-down' mode when
the device is exposed to vibration or acceleration above a predetermined
lock-down threshold, thereby preventing unauthorized use of the device," the
company adds.
In other words if the thief grabs the phone and hits the Apple
fanboy over the head with it it could trigger the security lock down
mode. Users can set preferences that determine various states or in which an iPhone would switch into its security mode, such
as when the device has been idle, without user input and/or certain
vibration/acceleration events, for a while.
After all no Apple fanboy
would ever leave his phone without wanting to touch it or stroke it for
five minutes.
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