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Apple has made a global security change to allow stolen phone “identifiers” to be shared with police, so the handsets can be tracked and found if they reappear in circulation.

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London, UK

Who
Apple, London's Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, Kate Adams, Sadiq Khan
What
Apple has made a global security change to allow stolen phone “identifiers” to be shared with police, so the handsets can be tracked and found if they reappear in circulation.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:37:30 GMT · 4h 15m ago
Where
London, UK ·
Why
The update has been made in agreement with London’s Metropolitan Police to help protect mobile phone users and make stolen phones unusable.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This collaboration aims to disrupt a multi-million-dollar international business model centered on stolen phones by making them unusable and traceable, thereby reducing the incentive for theft and increasing recovery rates.

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5 events in this thread
  1. Technology45m ago
    The Met Police has started sharing data with Apple to track stolen handsets more closely and push for new legislation to make stolen devices harder to reuse.
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  2. Technology3h 14m ago
    The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent criminals from profiting.
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  3. Technology3h 14m ago
    The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent criminals from profiting.
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  4. Technology3h 14m ago
    The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent criminals from profiting.
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  5. Currently Reading4h 15m ago
    Apple has made a global security change to allow stolen phone “identifiers” to be shared with police, so the handsets can be tracked and found if they reappear in circulation.

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