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Apple warns looters iPhones are disabled and tracked if stolen

Published June 4, 2020 7:45 AM

(KYMA, KECY) - Apple has a message for the looters who have pillaged its stores during recent protests: We’re watching you.

Thieves who made off with iPhones from ransacked Apple retail locations in recent days quickly learned that the gadgets were loaded with special security software, as they displayed a message on their screens indicating that their locations were being monitored.

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Dominique joined KYMA in June 2019 as a Sunrise anchor. She was born in New Jersey but raised in Carmel, Indiana.

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