Through its partnership with Absolute Software, makers of LoJack for Laptops, Samsung will soon embed a theft recovery system right into the the phone's firmware.

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Participation in the banking system also protects households from theft and reduces their vulnerability to discriminatory or predatory lending practices.

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To this day, the CFAA serves the useful purpose of criminalizing the act of breaking into a computer system to commit fraud or theft.

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No system will end electronic device theft, of course.

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Wright was on the existing system after being convicted of theft in 2003, and when police found his DNA on the bodies of some of his victims they matched it with his profile.

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Features such as Advanced Theft Protection (ATP), a system platform that is resistant to deep-level hacking and the optional embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM) help ensure that even if the STYLISTIC Q550 is lost or stolen, the data it carries remains protected.

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Another system, known as Rabit, is able to pinpoint precise locations where a cable theft may be taking place.

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