I used to write stories like this on a typewriter back in the day. My articles turned out to be a mass of White-Outs to counter typing mistakes. It all made me dizzy. Today’s computer technology even auto-corrects my words, which sometimes is not a good thing.
Philadelphia was the number one city for smartphone theft in 2012, but its mayor and the Pennsylvania Attorney General are joining the Secure Our Smartphones initiative to pressure manufacturers into adding anti-theft solutions, such as a kill-switch, to new phones.
Not willing to take smartphone manufacturers at their word, security experts will attempt to break into smartphones using thieves' tactics to test the devices' new anti-theft features.
More than 1.6 million Americans were victims of smartphone theft last year, and law enforcement is meeting with phone manufacturers to brainstorm solutions.
As enterprises expand to fit the global market, many employees could be at overseas jobs – often leaving them outside the reach of traditional security.