In the Cellphone Era, New Picture of Stupidity

As criminals steal mobile devices that help to synch society, the photo trails left behind are like the online Darwin Awards. An interesting article from The Washington Post.

... In the olden days of stolen cellphones -- say, three, four years ago -- the best you could do was call yourself. Dial your own number and hope that a good citizen picked up, while you imagined the phone's possible locations. On the street? Under a barstool? Wedged in a Metro seat and bleating out weak rings as the battery . . . slowly . . . died?

Now, a whole number of applications and services have made it possible for you to Follow That Treo, follow it straight to justice.

emily | 4:04 PM | Camphone snapshots nab criminals |
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