New Tech Helps Tracks Would-be Smartphone Thieves'
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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That particular iPhone was being used to test a new, real-time GPS tracking application. The woman holding it was an intern for the software’s maker, Mountain View-based Covia Labs.
Covia CEO David Kahn said he sent the intern into the street to try out the software. SFPD were able to track his every move, and the intern identified him as the thief, authorities said.

