It seems, I've recently read, that gadget makers can find a thief  but have basically opted not to do anything to help apprehend said thief.

Interesting.

I remember, years ago, I had foolishly thrown away check books without shredding them into a billion pieces. I had thought, silly me, that since the account had been canceled years before, indeed, the bank no longer even existed, there would be no issue.

Wrong.

When I started receiving requests for warranty information on the TV, Washing Machine, Sonic Jet and other assorted items I had apparently purchased, I learned what had happened. Apparently, it is quite easy to fake an ID and write a check.  A police report, an affidavit and an enormous amount of time and energy later, the issues were resolved. 

I suspect I wouldn't be quite so sanguine knowing that my kindle, if I ever get around to buying a kindle, perhaps someday, better late than never I would be pretty pissed if it was stolen and Amazon knew who stole it, as they were ordering downloads of books, and Amazon didn't do squat about that. After all, I guess, from there point of view, a sale is a sale is a sale.

But since the buying of a kindle is probably years off for me,  I imagine that the how to deal with the gadget stealing issues will be long resolved.

By then, of course, the newest incarnation of gadget will replace it. No doubt, it will be a chip, implanted in your head which will enable you to receive all sorts of information.

Losing one's head will take on new meaning.