But did she STEAL the iPhone?App takes photo of woman trying to unlock it

[Jack]

A woman who tried to unlock a stolen iPhone unwittingly took her own photo. An app on the phone then automatically sent the photo to the owner, who called the police.

The app, identified by some media outlets as iGotYa, can only be installed on jailbroken iPhones.

iGotYa takes a picture of anyone who tries to unlock it, maps their location and then sends the information to the owner in an email.

That's exactly what happened in this particular case, Sussex Police said, with an iPhone that had been stolen from the Coalition nightclub in Brighton, East Sussex, earlier this month.

Police have released the picture of the woman who might have stolen the phone.

Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/11/did-she-steal-the-iphone-app-takes-photo-of-woman-trying-to-unlock-it/

 

[Exterminator]

I had that app when I still had my Jailbroken iPhone 4s.What a great app and priceless if it is stolen and tried to unlock

 

[MrXidus]

Cerberus for Android does exactly that and from what I know doesn't require your Android to be rooted.

A great peace of mind.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Lol my cousin used Cerberus on my tablet to picture the whole home. It is nice but a software bug in the OS of my phone makes a shutter sound when pictured, which will make the thief turn the phone off.

 

[McLovin]

Ha, try explaining that to the cops.

 

[3link9]

Lol that's Awesome, BUSTED. XD

 

[iPanik]

Don't know, if i found a lost iPhone i would probably try to unlock it as well.

 

[Detection]

Don't know, if i found a lost iPhone i would probably try to unlock it as well.

Exactly, how else do you find the owner / parents / friends phone number to return the phone