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>>PAM:NEXT AT EIGHT.
APPLE UNVEILING NEW
TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT
PREVENTING SMARTPHONE
THEFTS.
PLUS. THOUSANDS OF
LIGHTNING STRIKES HITTING
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SPARKING SEVERAL DOZEN SMALL
FIRES ACROSS THE BAY AREA.
WE'RE TRACKING THIS UNUSAL
BAY AREA WEATHER.
I'M PAM MOORE.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT EIGHT.
NOW AT EIGHT.
THIEVES CALL IT APPLE
PICKING
AND IT HAPPENS IN THE BLINK
OF AN EYE.
SMARTPHONE THEFTS ACCOUNT
FOR HALF OF ALL SANNOW APPLE
IS DRAWING APPLAUSE FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
KRON FOUR SHOWS YOU WHAT THE
COMPANY UNVEILED TODAY.
>>WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO
BE A REALLY POWERFUL THEFT
DETERRENT
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF
SMARTPHONE OWNERS IN THE BAY
AREA. ARE LOSING THEIR
EXPENSIVE DEVICES TO STRONG-
ARM ROBBERS. AND
KRON 4'S DAN KERMAN HAS A
LOOK AT THE SHOCKING
STATISTICS. AND APPLE'S NEW
PLAN TO MAKE IT HARDER TO
REACTIVATE A STOLEN IPHONE.
>>DAN:
RIGHT NOW. SAN FRANCISCO
DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE
GASCON IS IN NEW YORK.
HE IS MEETING WITH OTHER
OFFICIALS. LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEADERS. AND SMARTPHONE
MANUFACTURERS TO DISCUSS
THIS GROWING PROBLEM.
GASCON HAS CRITICIZED THE
MANUFACTURERS FOR NOT DOING
ENOUGH TO PREVENT THESE
THEFTS.
TODAY, HE AND NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC
SCHNEIDERMAN RELEASED A
STATEMENT THANKING APPLE.
THE SMARTPHONE SUMMIT IS
SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON
THURSDAY.
IPHONES ALREADY HAVE A APP
CALLED FIND MY PHONE WHICH
ALLOWS YOU TO FIND YOUR
PHONE LOCATION FROM ANOTHER
PHONE. THAT'S WHAT I DID TO
DISABLED BECAUSE IT WILL
REQUIRE YOU TO PUT THE APPLE
ID OR PASSWORD.
>> I THINK IT IS A GOOD
START. ANY FEATURE LIKE THIS
IS GOING TO HELP AND SOME
DEGREE TO PUT ANOTHER LAYER
BETWEEN YOU AND A THIEF
TRYING TO GET TRANSFORMATION
ARE TRYING TO SELL YOUR
FAULT.
>>DAN: WITH THE LAUNCH OF
THE ACTIVATION JUST A FEW
MONTHS AWAY, APPLE HAS SOME
TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
DAN CARMEN, KRON 4 NEWS.
>>PAM:POLICE SAY PEOPLE NEED
TO BE SMARTER ABOUT THEIR
SMART PHONES. AND OFFER A
TIP ON PROTECTING YOURSELF.
>> TREAT YOUR PHONE UP LIKE
IT IS CASH. YOU WOULD NOT