Minister: please phone or tablet crook test '

- Dutch must do more against theft of their smartphone, tablet or laptop. Less than a quarter of smartphones can be disabled remotely. With tablets and laptops, this is even less. Therefore begin the Ministry of Security and Justice and the ICT sector Wednesday a campaign. Which is to ensure that more people make their device 'crook probation.

The number of stolen smartphones fell by 30 percent in the past few years, says the ministry. '' Following this success we add this year, tablets and laptops to this campaign, '' said Van der Steur minister in a statement.