Apple has considered a brand new wi-fi safety system, one that will disable any stolen iPhones, iPads or Macs and make shoplifting them from Apple shops a low reward exercise.
The patent outlines a technique that will successfully brick any Apple units when faraway from the shop.
Here’s how the patent works (in extraordinarily dumbed down abstract): Once an Apple gadget has been faraway from the boundary of the safety space (aka the shop), the safety system will alert any administrator close by reminiscent of a retailer worker. After a time frame, the gadget will not be capable to entry Apple companies like activation. It will disable {hardware} buttons and contact enter, and continuously try and broadcast its location. A message may even be displayed on the lock-screen, prompting possessors of the gadget to return it to the closest retailer.
Apple shops make use of an open plan structure that has lent itself to theft, this technique, if applied, would make it unfeasible for would-be thieves to easily nick Apple show models
