MobileMe Syncs Contacts, Captures Criminals
Outage prone PIM push service by day, crime busting super sync utility at night? Seems that way. According to TUAW, MobileMe whipped off its mild-mannered glasses and swooped down and caught an iPhone 3G thief!
While at the dry cleaner one day, Rob’s iPhone was stolen. He immediately chalked it up as gone forever, and proceeded to purchase a brand new one that same evening. It was the next day when unfamiliar contacts began to appear on the new phone. The (not-too-bright) thief was unwittingly supplying him with names and phone numbers of his or her closest friends, via the magic of MobileMe synchronization from the stolen phone to the cloud and eventually to his new phone. “It didn’t take long for me to realize that MobileMe was leading me right to the thief!” wrote Rob.
What’s next, saving the world from Steve Ballmer Lex Luthor?
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December 18th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I’m interested as to how you used to the contacts to find your old phone back!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:03 am
that is awesome!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
that picture just makes this all the more hilarious… HAHAHAHAHA
December 18th, 2008 at 11:21 am
With no details on how exactly the owner obtained information about the thief from the thief’s own friends, it could all just be made up for eBay buyers who need a more acceptable reason why one is selling their used iPhone on eBay.
I’m not saying it ISN’T true… but if this had happened to me, I would’ve provided a few words that were exchanged between myself and the contacts that lead me to the person, making this a more believable story.
Very weak.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I’m anxiously awaiting my Mobileme start-up CD in the mail (today or tomorrow).
Can’t wait to try it…