Washington, D.C., launched an initiative against cellphone theft. D.C. Mayor...
Washington, D.C., launched an initiative against cellphone theft. D.C. Mayor Vince Gray and Police Chief Cathy Lanier announced a new webpage devoted to “bricking” cellphones, which disables them remotely upon request to the carrier, said the mayor’s office Monday (http://xrl.us/bn4syw).…
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D.C. residents can now find information about how to brick their phones at www.brickit.dc.gov (http://xrl.us/bn4sy4). Gray said smartphone theft is “on the rise” in the District of Columbia, and people should be especially watchful during the holidays. Lanier called cellphones the primary item taken in many robberies. About 40 percent of robberies in D.C., New York and other major cities involve cellphones, said the announcement: “There is an added risk of identity theft if the stolen smart phone isn’t password-protected to prevent a thief from getting access to private information on the device."