UK. Phone theft law to be tightened

A new crime law to prevent mobile phones from being doctored is to be introduced under the government's forthcoming Violent Crime Bill, reports BBC.

"The measures are aimed at reducing the numbers of street robberies and mobile phone thefts.

Under the Mobile Telephones (Reprogramming) Act 2002, it is illegal to reprogramme a phone, or use equipment to reprogramme with the intention to do so".

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