Umm... this whole conversation is about GPS tracked devices, almost all of which have strongly linked identifiers. If it's money, then it is a lot harder... no

Umm... this whole conversation is about GPS tracked devices, almost all of which have strongly linked identifiers. If it's money, then it is a lot harder... not that we were even talking about that, but true statement. A harder question becomes: I just bought the phone, and I left it in the cab. I can't track it's location, but I kept the cabbie ID number. How can I prove the boxed phone is mine? It's not activated, and the store didn't write down the serial number. At that point, like the previous poster said, it's probably "posession rules, losers drool" and I would lose my phone. Also not entirely germane to the conversation, but interesting thought.