Electronics & Industrial

• War of words erupts in Kenya over fake phone clampdown

  23-Feb-17 - Safaricom says plans to monitor mobile phones amount to government snooping; not so, says comms agency.

• Man charged with selling fake airbags on eBay

  22-Feb-17 - A British man has been charged in connection with selling fake car airbags on eBay to as many as 680 people.

• Brief: DNA helps take on the illegal loggers

  16-Feb-17 - Advances in DNA tech are making it harder for illegal loggers to get away with destroying protected rainforests.

• LG wins large pay-out from headset counterfeiters

  16-Feb-17 - LG has won $168m in a US court after suing 17 firms who were making faked copies of its LG TONE devices.

• SKF destroys €1m-worth of fake bearings

  02-Feb-17 - SKF has destroyed 15 tons of counterfeit bearings seized in an enforcement operation in Greece.

• Silent Circle sends 'brick' code out for unofficial Blackphones

  01-Feb-17 - Cell phone maker Silent Circle has had to issue an emergency OS push after fakes were found online.

• Smart label market 'poised for strong growth'

  01-Feb-17 - The global smart label market is expected to reach top $16bn in value by 2025, says new market research.

• Two years in jail for fake cell phone part seller

  20-Jan-17 - A US woman who sold more than $90m-worth of counterfeit cell phone parts has been jailed for two years.

• Myanmar IP law delays causing anxiety

  12-Jan-17 - The delay around intellectual property laws in Myanmar has increased anxiety among investors and industry.

• Fitbit sues counterfeiters who diverted defective products

  11-Jan-17 - Fitbit is suing alleged counterfeiters for selling fake and dodgy versions of its activity trackers on e-commerce sites.

• New smartphone revealed with counterfeit scanner

  09-Jan-17 - A smartphone can tell whether your drugs are the real deal - but for now can only be ordered in China.

• Alibaba steps up supply chain control with shipping line deal

  06-Jan-17 - Alibaba is seeking to exert more control over its supply chain by joining forces with shipping line Maersk.

• Canon warns of counterfeit camera lenses

  21-Dec-16 - Canon warns customers to beware fake copies of one of its popular lenses as the gift-giving season nears.

• US launches clampdown on fake electronics

  20-Dec-16 - The US authorities have launched an initiative targeting illegal imports of unsafe fake consumer electronics.

• Huge jump in cargo theft across EMEA

  20-Dec-16 - Cargo theft across Europe, the Middle East and Africa increased 105 per cent in this year’s third quarter.

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