Blowing up the chip in a stolen mobile phone or laptop computer could stop thieves using it, scientists say! Read it here.
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Blowing up the chip in a stolen mobile phone or laptop computer could stop thieves using it, scientists say! Read it here.
While this would be good for users who lose (or are robbed) their phone to keep a thief from using it, wouldn't this be an easy way for someone with malicious intentions to destroy the cell phone of any user they wanted. Surely someone would figure a way to do this. Sounds like this could result in more damage than good.
With this, nobody would be allowed past airport security...
Terrorist: I'd like to check in my bags...
Airline Personal: Are you carrying on that box?
Terrorist: Yes...
Airline Personal: All set, please go to the airplane!
Then, On the plane...
Terrorist: There's enough people... I should open the box...
Passenger1: Uh-oh... My phone is beeping!
Passenger2: Ahhhh! My Gameboy Advance!
Airplane Pilot: My Palm Pilot With Navigational Assistant!
Terrorist: Whoops... Guess My Box Had One Too...
After a Fiery Explosion...
News Reporter: ...after what appears to have been a terrorist explosion. Airline personal have said that no high-explosive bombs have been brought aboard, but there was an unknown beeping shortly before the explosion...
I gotta go... It could be trouble...
-Tim_axe