The San Francisco Bay Area is the metropolitan area that covers the regions where some of the largest companies in the world are located, and here we include Apple, Google, Facebook, etc. San Francisco is at the center of this area and is a perfect location for selling stolen gadgets, iPhone-s being in the foreground. In an attempt to close the market iPhoneof the stolen goods, the San Francisco police I pretend to be sellers of stolen iPhones and arrest any person who is interested in buying such a device.
Basically, a policeman claims to be a seller of stolen iPhones, tells potential clients that those devices are stolen, offers to sell them the terminals, and those who actually buy a device are arrested on the spot. The policeman who sells the terminals is equipped with a microphone to record the conversation, and the buyers are then prosecuted for purchasing a stolen device. The police say that this operation is intended to destroy the market for the sale of stolen phones, they hope that thieves will stop stealing the devices if they have no one to sell them to.
Of course, it is impossible to stop such a phenomenon, but the sales of stolen iPhones will definitely be affected, as San Francisco residents are much more careful about what they buy and from whom they buy it. To be honest, I think that the idea is good and should be applied especially in Romania, a country where such transactions are made every day in very large numbers.
