LA Riots: Looted iPhones Blare Warnings, Track Locations

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00:00Looters hit an Apple store in downtown Los Angeles during the LA riots, but Apple was ready.

00:16Devices stolen from the store were recovered by the police, still blaring alarms and flashing

00:20a warning on screen. Please return to Apple Tower Theater. This device has been disabled

00:25and is being tracked. Local authorities will be alerted. Apple's anti-theft system automatically

00:30disables any device removed from authorized locations. It triggers an alarm, locks the

00:34device and starts real-time tracking. So any stolen iPhone or iPad is basically a GPS beacon leading

00:40the police straight to the thief. Apple used similar measures back in 2020 during the George Floyd

00:45protests. This time it wasn't just Apple stores. Dispensaries, jewelry shops and an Adidas outlet

00:50were also loaded.