TrustGo Mobile Security Says Smile to Mobile Phone Thieves

TrustGo Mobile Inc. is watching you. The mobile security company made a rather interesting twist to the latest version of its mobile security application to assist in finding stolen phones. The company’s new “candid camera” feature takes a photo of any person who unsuccessfully enters a locked phone’s password three times. Here’s the scoop.

According to Asurion, a provider of consumer technology protection, thirty million phones are lost or stolen each year. With this new protection, TrustGo Mobile hopes to assist authorities with quickly recovering a stolen device, along with the phone’s GPS location.

The TrustGo Mobile Security application also includes the following:

TrustGo’s new feature can viewed in a video demo located on the company’s website. The feature works with any device that has a front-facing camera and can access WiFi or cellular data network. To update to the application’s latest version, users can visit Google Play.

TrustGo currently only supports Android devices, but a spokeswoman for the company told MSPmentor that support for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad is on the roadmap. No word yet on when that support is coming, but MSPmentor will be keeping an eye out.

TrustGo dedicates its resources to providing security platforms for Android smartphones and tablets. The company’s app offers advanced security, along with mobile device management features.