stolen ipod touch has been registered by whoever stole it

Please provide details please.

WalkerDS wrote:

and I can prove it one word..."icloud" and you know it

I just did what more I can say like your not explaining or helping anyone find their Ipod I dont have to explain either unless you guys help me find my ipod...you dont even try to help

You have been given the answer several times.

IF you you set up find my ipod on the ipod BEFORE it was lost AND it is on AND it is connected to wi-fi AND it has not been restored, THEN you may be able to find an approximate street address.

Otherwise there is NO WAY AT ALL to track it. You CANNOT locate it.

There is NOTHING that anyone can do to "help" you. NOTHING. Not a thing. We CANNOT do anything to help you. Ther is NOTHING to do to help you.

Nada.

Zilch.

Zero.

its gone.

all they have to do is reset it, and/or get a cheap replacement usb cable at any store, and they can even download any ios firmware version free, enter into recovery mode and update/reinstall firmware.

Well, apparently Apple CAN track down your stolen iPod if they want to.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/burglar_made_off_with_steve_jobs_tosBzKCw2 5QJ8PGnqUzyzN

This is the poor schmuck who broke into Steve Jobs' home and stole computers and ipads... they tracked him down the minute he tried to register the stuff as his. Wouldn't it be nice if they gave that kind of service to paying customers too?

Apple are a bunch of cowards and profiteers. They can easily search the system to see what IP that apple products SN number was logged in from. They'd rather not bother helping people, just sell them another couple hundred dollar unit. My kids have both had iTouchs jacked and Apple could care less.

WalkerDS wrote:

And I don't wanna hear the oh use find my iphone solution it doesnt work if someone erases the data if you were given all the data you can locate the device where it has been used and the persons information

OK. I won't tell you the truth.

lonewolf67401 wrote:

Apple are a bunch of cowards and profiteers. They can easily search the system to see what IP that apple products SN number was logged in from. They'd rather not bother helping people, just sell them another couple hundred dollar unit. My kids have both had iTouchs jacked and Apple could care less.

I fully understand your frustration. My car was stolen and Honda didn't lift a finger to help me.

But if Honda was servicing your car and they knew it to be stolen and did nothing, you'd probably be a little ****** at them too.

Your quip answers are too simplistic and patently wrong. It's clear Apple CAN track a device if the person who lost it is (or was) powerful enough because they have done it. Note the article above.

Arielphf wrote:

But if Honda was servicing your car and they knew it to be stolen and did nothing, you'd probably be a little ****** at them too.

Your quip answers are too simplistic and patently wrong. It's clear Apple CAN track a device if the person who lost it is (or was) powerful enough because they have done it. Note the article above.

And Honda CAN track a stolen car.

And Apple CAN track a stolen iPad.

They can track a stolen iPad the moment it connects to a network, they just choose not to if you're not important enough.

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You're right and neither Honda nor Apple want to get in the law enforcement business. In fact, I don't know of a single manufacturer that does.

... It's clear Apple CAN track a device if the person who lost it is (or was) powerful enough because they have done it.

Not quite.

Law enforcement CAN compel Apple to assist with an investigation of crime. The police will so if the person who lost it is (or was) powerful enough because they have done it.

If you are (or were) "powerful enough" to persuade law enforcement to commit sufficient resources to track down your stolen iPhone, I'm sure Apple will extend the same courtesy to them as they did the Palo Alto police.

Apple's legal authority to act autonomously in crime investigation is limited to its own interests - thefts of their own physical or intellectual property are two examples. They cannot and will not intervene in criminal activity involving third parties, such as the theft of your iPhone or any other property that is not theirs. To do so would violate the privacy rights of others and would invite a torrent of legal challenges, all of which they would be certain to lose.

Note the article above.

Noted. Apparently you did not read the report linked in the article you cited: Apple cooperated with law enforcement. They were legally obligated to do so. If they had refused, the case would have already been the subject of a major media frenzy, instead of a few paragraphs on page 3 of the New York Post.

In a related case, one company did refuse to cooperate with law enforcement. Read FBI vs. Google... in a real newspaper. Apple is probably content to sit on the sidelines and watch Google fight this one.

*sigh*

I did read it in a 'real' newspaper - that's how I knew the event happened - if I then linked to an article in a periodical you don't respect which also covered the story is irrelevant. My comment was correct - I said they CAN track down a device if someone who stole it connects to the internet. I also said if the victim of the theft was powerful enough, then they'd track it. That is also true. You can add the caveat that that power causes the police to impell the company to act, but the end result is the same. Which leads me to my final point, that people become angry when they can't get the same kinds of perks when their property is stolen.

Your attitude is unnecessary. You added detail to my points, but didn't refute any of them. It remains that Apple will not assist their customers when it is clearly within their ability to do so, regardless of their reasons. This is valuable information that potential consumers should know before purchasing apple products. And it's probably the reason I'm a PC person.

Good day. I won't be responding to anymore of your baseless taunts so have at it.

Have a nice day.