Submitted by John Davidson on Sat, 04/05/2014 - 09:39
Bigwig electronics device make Samsung revealed in a Friday
announcement that it is adding two anti-theft safeguards to its latest
handset - the Galaxy S5, which is set to hit the markets next week.
According to Samsung's announcement, the two new anti-theft solutions
for Galaxy S5 include the 'Find My Mobile' and 'Reactivation Lock'
options, which will come pre-installed in the Galaxy S5 handsets.
Both the safeguards will be available on the Galaxy S5 models sold by
wireless carriers Verizon Wireless and U. S. Cellular; and users can
activate both the options for free.
The anti-theft solutions announced by Samsung underscore the
company's attempt to prevent rampant theft of the mobile devices. The
announcement comes at a time when prosecutors in San Francisco, New York
and law enforcement officials countrywide have been urging device
manufacturers to create a 'Kill Switch' to combat the increasing
incidents of smartphone theft in the US.
Praising Samsung's move to have anti-theft solutions pre-installed in
its Galaxy S5 handsets, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman and
San Francisco district attorney George Gascon said in a statement that
Samsung's anti-theft safeguards and their free activation is "a step
forward in our effort to ensure the industry makes effective theft
deterrents available on every smartphone sold in America."
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