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Phone Theft on the rise in the Capital

With mobile phone theft on the rise, the Met police have said one device gets stolen every 6 minutes in the capital and the commissioner and the Mayor want phone manufacturers to change their design to make them less appealing to steal.

Well Tanya spoke to Chris Millington who runs Emporia – a company that creates tech with the elderly in mind.

He gave us his insight on the issue, and if the onus lies on the phone manufacturers or the law makers to address the rising phone thefts as well as a few ideas of how to keep your phone safe and the wider industry changes he would like to see.

Sara Firth 15th August 2023

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