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Fight against terrorism (the ability to block the device at once in all mobile networks of the country). Known results achieved in some countries: Great Britain – reducing mobile phone theft. [4] Turkey – reducing mobile phone theft, decreasing the current account deficit of Turkey and maximizing tax revenues. [5]
Optionally, it also adds the IMEI to shared registries, such as the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), which blocklists the device with other operators that use the CEIR. This blocklisting makes the device unusable on any operator that uses the CEIR, which makes mobile equipment theft pointless, except for parts.
The Government has promised to crack down on mobile phone theft after figures showed a sharp rise in incidents last year. The Home Office plans to call a summit with tech companies to discuss ways ...
As part of its latest IOS update, Apple has released a new security feature to protect users when their iPhone is stolen. The new feature, "stolen device protection," has been in beta testing ...
When operating in active mode, the device mimics a wireless carrier cell tower in order to force all nearby mobile phones and other cellular data devices to connect to it. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The StingRay family of devices can be mounted in vehicles, [ 10 ] on airplanes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles . [ 12 ]
The software update for iPhones and iPads includes the essential new feature designed to foil thieves from wiping phones for resale or accessing Apple ID or other important accounts. Stolen Device ...
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A virtual base transceiver station (VBTS) [5] is a device for identifying the temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a nearby GSM mobile phone and intercepting its calls, some are even advanced enough to detect the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI).