"提議以「鎖死開關」解決智慧型手機遭竊問題"

智慧型手機盜竊在世界上許多地方已成一大問題，而立法者希望製造商能做更多以打擊犯罪。

智慧型手機長期以來一直是全球最熱門的小玩意。這個玩意大受歡迎，造成一有新手機上市時，零售店外顧客總是大排長龍，此外也導致智慧型手機竊案大增。這個問題在美國格外嚴重，2012年發生在舊金山的搶案，半數都與行動裝置有關。在某些案件中，竊案的受害者還被攻擊者殺害。

為對付這個日益嚴重的問題，紐約州檢察長艾瑞克史奈德曼和舊金山地方檢察官喬治賈思康推動「保衛我們的智慧型手機」提案。這項計畫要求手機製造商降低手機對罪犯的吸引力，其中一項建議的解決方案是安裝「鎖死開關」，讓遭竊的手機完全停止運作。

上週與國內最大的智慧型手機製造商會面前，史奈德曼表示：「智慧型手機製造商必須讓所有遭竊的手機變成紙鎮。」意味著手機一旦被通報失竊後，就應無法使用。主張明年上市的手機應搭載這項功能，他補充：「這個問題一年內就能解決。」

(Technology) Killswitch Proposed to Tackle Smartphone Theft

The theft of smartphones is becoming a huge problem in many parts of the world, and lawmakers want manufacturers to do more to combat it.

Smartphones have been the worlds hottest gadgets for a long time. The gadgets popularity leads to long lines of customers outside retail outlets when a new device is launched, and also to a growing number of smartphone thefts. In the US, the issue is becoming particularly serious, with half of all robberies in San Francisco in 2012 involving a mobile device. In some cases, the victims of theft have been killed by their attackers.

To combat the growing problem, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon have launched the Secure Our Smartphones initiative. The plan calls for smartphone manufacturers to make their devices less attractive to criminals, and one suggested solution is the installation of a killswitch that would completely deactivate stolen phones.

Before meeting with the countrys top smartphone manufacturers last week, Schneiderman said: Smartphone makers need to make every stolen phone a paperweight, meaning that they should be unworkable after being reported as stolen. Arguing that devices released next year should be fitted with this feature, he added: This problem is solvable within a year.

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