Re:Theft-No visible serial# to identify stolen iPhones

Question: Does APPLE have any plan to make SERIAL NUMBERS visible on its phones?
I had my iPhone stolen at the Mall last month.
Ofcourse, the first thing the thief did was turn it off, so 'Find iPhone' didn't work.
The serial # is not visible on the actual phone itself (other phones and electronics have this feature), should the Police find my stolen iPhone on people picked up for other crimes. (The Police told me this does happen.)
Ideas:
1. I hope that APPLE will eventually put serial #s on the phones themselves.
2. Also, It would help to have an database to identify stolen phones when thiefs get NEW cellular accounts using *stolen* iPhones.
Are you listening APPLE? <G>

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