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Apple Knows Who Stole Your iPod
I do not and never hope to understand the "blame the victim" mentality. I am a teacher and my Ipod was stolen from my classroom, where I was using it to play language audio examples for my students. One could argue that I should have kept it in my pocket every moment it wasn't being used, but that's not the point- it's the one who stole it who's guilty! According to one argument I just read, I don't even deserve to own an Ipod! How dare you, you ignorant, self-righteous a--h---? According to your argument, nothing I own should ever be left unattended, even in a locked car, apartment or house, under the assumption that, if I am not looking after it directly at all times, I deserve to have it stolen. What a sad commentary on our so-called culture. I don't believe that anyone writing has claimed that Apple is somehow responsible for the theft of Apple merchandise. The point is simply that the technology already exists, with no major effort on Apple's part, to create a database for people to report stolen Ipods. When the stolen Ipod is used to access Itunes or is registered to another computer, Apple could very easily match the serial number with known stolen ones and provide that information back to the rightful owner. It would then be up to that person to go about reporting, prosecuting or whatever they want to do with the information. No hassle for Apple whatsoever and no one's privacy would be compromised because it would apply only to units that are known to be stolen. This is technological child's play to Apple and would be a huge benefit to ipod owners and a deterrent to theft. That simple. The fact that they don't already do this is a disappointment to me and diminishes my opinion of a company that has, up to now, had my utmost respect.— February 15, 2009 6:53 a.m.