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CTIA – the Wireless Association in the United States along with participating wireless companies which includes Apple, Samsung, Nokia, HTC and all leading manufacturers have announced a commitment to incorporate anti theft features in all new smartphones manufactured after July 2015.

They announced the “Smartphone Anti-Theft Voluntary Commitment,” to protect consumers and stop smartphone theft.

The anti-theft tool will either come preloaded or could be downloadable on to the smartphones and will be able to remote wipe the authorized user's data in the event it is lost or stolen; Render the smartphone inoperable to an unauthorized user; Prevent reactivation without authorized user's permission and also reverse the inoperability if the smartphone is recovered by the authorized user and restore user data on the smartphone to the extent feasible.

Apple was the first to introduce the feature. Samsung too added a similar feature where you can find, lock and even ring the mobile. You can also use the HTC Sense to track your phone. According to estimates devices valued at more than $7million are lost almost every day globally.

source: http://www.emirates247.com/business/you ... 6-1.545917

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