Since Apple's data base has been accessed by burglars, why can't Apple track serial numbers?

Question

If Apple's data base is accessed by people  like this, why can't the same data base be used to track ownership?  MOst Apple users sign on to itunes and share their system information.  Would it not make sense to share the serial numbers with a reporting system?
If I call into the local Apple store, will I receive any support in locating my systems or will they want to sell me an app to track them?
The data is available for Apple to promote an independent recovery sytem...why don't they?  Is there no money in it?
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Answer 1

why can't the local Apple store access the national data base and find out where it was being serviced.
They can do that now, if the system is at an authorized service center. It's highly unlikely that a stolen system would just happen to have been checked into a service center at the time you happen to look, though. I also doubt that Apple would provide that information to you just on your request.
As to the report you are referencing, is it coinicidence homes with multiple Apple systems were targeted?  In my neighborhood, only homes with more than two Imacs were hit...and only Apple systems were taken.
Such information would not be available to any burglar, nor has there been even a rumor that Apple's internal customer databases have every been compromised. So yes, it was either coincidence or the burglars casing the premises, not at all hard to do. It's even often possible by doing a scan of someone's WiFi network; few people have theirs adequately secured.
Apple is not law enforcement. It's not their job to try and track stolen property; that's the job for the police. There's nothing further to be said.