BAD IDEA OF THE WEEK: Phone theft

But there are now tools to prevent this nonsense. One such tool has been proven - a woman whose photo was taken on a stolen mobile phone is being sought by Sussex Police. The owner reported that the iPhone had been stolen at the Coalition nightclub in Brighton earlier in December. An app had been installed on the phone which takes a photograph of anyone who tries to unlock it, maps their location, and sends the information to the owner. There are of course a few caveats to this - the person whose photo was taken might not be the thief, any thief that knows about this technology could put a non-transparent tape or other covering over the cameras while attempting to unlock it, and there is a chance that the stolen device may no longer be on the person or at the location the photo was taken.