Apple, Google Pressed by N.Y. Over Handheld Device Thefts
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Apple Inc. and Google Inc. are among technology companies being asked by the New York attorney general to take steps to deter thefts of iPhones and other handheld devices and eliminate a black market for the products.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote to Apple, Google, Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. seeking information about what the companies are doing to combat thefts of their devices in the state, according to copies of the May 10 letters.