Yes, there is a feature called find my iPhone. You can also set your phone up to whipe out data if someone fails to log in after 10 attempts.
Diane
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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of harry brown
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Fwd: Thief snatches blind man's iPhone at bus stop
Hi all,
Ana, thanks for your great message!
Just thinking outloud here, however, I wonder if there is something that could be done to help these folks, not just blind, but anyone who gets a phone stolen?
One thing I know we can do is, when someone gets a new IPhone, tell them about find my IPhone, which they should activate.
Now I'm not an IPhone user, so I could be wrong on the name of that, but there is suppose to be an app or feature on the IPhone that can locate a persons IPhone.
So, you IPhone experts, let us know about this, ok?
Harry
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From: Ana G
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 3:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Fwd: Thief snatches blind man's iPhone at bus stop
Just as an FYI, smart phone thefts are pretty common. A friend of mine had her iPhone stolen last spring while she was sitting in a Starbucks grading papers. Someone came up to her table and smiled as if he were going to make conversation, but instead of saying hello, he grabbed the phone and ran. Since then, I've noticed that the newspaper caries one or two local cell phone theft stories most weeks. Mostly they describe incidents like my friend's or the man's in the piece Alfredo shared:
someone has the smart phone in plain sight, and someone else snatches it. A few stories have been violent, however. At my local McDonald's, a teen was sitting on the curb texting in the afternoon when an assailant stabbed him and ran off with the device. Fortunately, I live in a questionable part of town, so witnesses chased the theif down and handed him over to the police.
Anyway, I'm posting this not to be alarmist, but to tell people they should be careful when using their devices in public. If you're not using it right now, stick it in a pocket, and if you need to use it, be aware of your surroundings and be ready to shove it back in.
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