Sir Mark Rowley has asked the home secretary to introduce legislation forcing companies to publish data on stolen devices.

Although phone theft in the West End has fallen by 50 per cent in the past year, the Metropolitan Police are calling on tech firms to work with the force in a bid to disrupt the global criminal networ ...

My colleague’s Pixel 9 Pro was snatched on Tottenham Court Road last November. She was using Maps when a thief on a bike grabbed it. She called her bank within minutes but the snatcher was way ahead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Metropolitan Police / PA] The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent ...

Apple’s ‘Stolen Device Protection’ feature works when users mark their phone as lost using iCloud Find, which locks the device.

A new anti-theft technology called the 'Kill Switch' is being introduced by British telecom companies to combat smartphone ...

The Metropolitan Police is calling for the government to force phone companies to make stolen devices "unusable bricks".

In our May 12 edition, Dayton Daily News reporter Cornelius Frolik reviewed police records to determine cell phones were stolen in about one-quarter of all robberies. His work was cited by U.S. Sen.

Tips from The Wireless Association to protect your data on your smartphone if it is lost or stolen: Be Aware. Know your surroundings, be mindful of where you use it and don't create an opportunity for ...