See that shiny flagship phone dangling from the stranger's back pocket? You should think twice about trying to grab it, not only because it's a terrible thing to do, but also because it probably won't do you any good. By the time you've hot-footed it to the pawn shop to hawk your ill-gotten wares, it's increasingly likely that the phone will have been deactivated by a smartphone kill switch.
The campaign, launched by San Francisco's George Gascón and Eric Schneiderman way back in 2013 appears to have been a success, helping to remove the perils of tweeting on dark city streets.According to Reuters, smartphone thefts have plummeted ever since lawmakers began pressuring companies to include anti-theft measures in their devices.
The stats claim that, between 2014 and 2014, incidents fell by 40 percent in San Francisco and 25 percent in New York. Technology-loving britons can also roam the streets a little easier, since London is boasting a 50 percent drop in thefts over the same period.
The three cities are likely to make a statement later today taking the lion's share of the credit for the work. It's likely that the group will announce that Microsoft is likely to include a kill switch inside Windows 10 when it lands later this year.
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