“‘Rise in crime blamed on iPods’, yells the front page of London’s Metro. ‘Muggers targeting iPod users, ‘ says ITV. This is the reaction to the government’s revelation that robberies across the UK have risen by 8 per cent in the last year, from 90,747 to 98,204. The Home Secretary, John Reid, attributes this to the irresistible lure of ‘young people carrying expensive goods, such as mobile phones and MP3 players. ‘ A separate British Crime Survey, however, suggests robbery has risen by 22 per cent, to 311,000.”
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Apropos iPod-Diebstahl:
“‘Rise in crime blamed on iPods’, yells the front page of London’s Metro. ‘Muggers targeting iPod users, ‘ says ITV. This is the reaction to the government’s revelation that robberies across the UK have risen by 8 per cent in the last year, from 90,747 to 98,204. The Home Secretary, John Reid, attributes this to the irresistible lure of ‘young people carrying expensive goods, such as mobile phones and MP3 players. ‘ A separate British Crime Survey, however, suggests robbery has risen by 22 per cent, to 311,000.”
Mehr dazu bei Bruce Schneier: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/07/ipod_thefts.html