Dateline “exposes” iPod thieves via hidden camera – Engadget:
There’s probably nothing quite as embarrassing as being ambushed on national television by Chris Hansen for stealing a measly iPod. Of course, NBC’s crack team of journalists are just trying to expose the growing trend of iPod theft in the world… or kick up their ratings. In a bizarre and somewhat convoluted “hidden camera” scheme, Dateline nabs thieves at their own game by allowing them to steal new iPods bundled with a “special” install disc which secretly hands over the user’s information to the news program. The venus-fly-trap-like plot unfolds as the crew leaves “unattended” iPods in high traffic areas, and is then shocked to see people walking off with them. With all d