If somebody tries and fails to access your phone three times, Android phones running today's update to Lookout Mobile Security (download) will be able to take a photo of the culprit.
Two new features today bolster the app's already robust security options. The Lock Cam feature, which Lookout said in a blog post announcing the changes will be rolled out over the next week to free users, takes a photo using your phone's front-facing camera, records the location data based on your phone's GPS, and then sends the package to your e-mail account.
Lookout Mobile Security's new Lock Cam feature takes a photo of somebody who tries to use your phone without authorization.
(Credit: Lookout Mobile Security)
If you've paid for a premium Lookout subscription, you'll get the feature immediately. To activate it, go to the app's Settings and make sure both Advanced Protection and Lock Cam have been enabled. If you don't see the Lock Cam option, it hasn't been rolled out to you yet.
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by Seth Rosenblatt via CNET
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