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New York calls on phone makers to help deter theft |
May 13, 2013
The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate.The theft of expensive smartphones is on the rise across the U.S., and police chiefs and state and district attorneys have been pushing the cellphone makers and carriers to do more to combat the problem. So far, they've had little success.In the letters, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman cites two parts of state law that deal with deceptive trade practices and asks for each company to designate a representative to work with him in New York on the problem."I would like to know what Apple is doing to combat this growing public safety problem," Schneiderman said in his letter to Apple. He asks the same question to the other cellphone makers.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2038637/new-york-calls-on-phone-makers-to-help-deter-theft.html#tk.rss_all
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