Holiday Crime Spree Targets iPad, iPhone And Other Apple Products

Though Apple doesn't discuss it much, their products are a favorite target of robbers, pickpockets and burglars. Law enforcement officials reccommend not putting your iPad or iPhone on display, especially in cities where pickpockets are prevalent. Leave your iPhone in the bag when you're on the subway in New York City, it could save your life. Though it is unfortunate, people have been killed for their smartphones and tablets in metropolitan areas. Even in the suburbs, burglars are getting in on the iPhone theft action, breaking into Apple stores. Crime rates spike during the holiday season and several stores have been broken into over the past month including a store in upscale Greenwich, Connecticut and one in Woodcliff Lakes, New Jersey. Unfortunately for the criminals Apple stores have numerous security featurs including CCTV systems, burglar alarms and anti-shoplifting tethers. In addition, all products in the store have permanent identifiers which can be tracked wirelessly. A final security feature is the ability to remotely erase data, lock and disable the phone. Even individuals have this ability with certain paid downloadable applications. This can be beneficial as oftentimes our i-devices contain personal data, e-mail access and more.