Originally Posted by Unknown Chap
Ive noticed when you look at any smartphone now on UK amazon it says this at the bottom:
Amazon's got you covered
To protect your device if it's lost or stolen and ensure that it will be returned to you if found by police, we will automatically take these actions for all devices dispatched from, and sold by Amazon, without sharing any of your personal information:
• Register its serial number on the National Mobile Property Register used by the UK Police forces, so the police can help you get it back.
• Register its serial number on CheckMEND, a database used by over 9,000 secondhand traders, pawnbrokers and recyclers making it easy to locate in case it's ever resold.
• Ensure that it will be unable to connect to any UK mobile network if it's ever reported stolen.
What does this mean? Refunding no longer works for phones?
Amazon's got you covered
To protect your device if it's lost or stolen and ensure that it will be returned to you if found by police, we will automatically take these actions for all devices dispatched from, and sold by Amazon, without sharing any of your personal information:
• Register its serial number on the National Mobile Property Register used by the UK Police forces, so the police can help you get it back.
• Register its serial number on CheckMEND, a database used by over 9,000 secondhand traders, pawnbrokers and recyclers making it easy to locate in case it's ever resold.
• Ensure that it will be unable to connect to any UK mobile network if it's ever reported stolen.
What does this mean? Refunding no longer works for phones?