Major carriers in the U.S. to launch database for stolen smartphones

In a desperate attempt to counter the growing number of smartphone thefts in the U.S., carriers are now working together to introduce databases that will prevent stolen phones from functioning on their networks. It is reported that in 2011 alone, roughly 38 percent of all robberies recorded in Washington were actually smartphone thefts. The condition is much more worse in New York, where more than 40 percent of accounted robberies are considered to be smartphone related. Earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission together with a few police chiefs in the U.S.

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