Privacy issues and geographic/country restriction
Sorry i have to say this but this is all a bunch of crap, many security company's offering these features since i can recall. I am hallering in the dark since 2008 shame on you avast! it could have been implemented ages ago when avast! took over Anti-Theft.
Look at the competition:
Kaspersky
Kaspersky’s Mugshot feature helps you to identify unauthorised users of your phone – by secretly taking a series of photographs of them and then sending the images directly to your personal account on the Kaspersky Anti-Theft Web Management portal.
http://bit.ly/Z7Z0FLNorton™ Mobile Security
Sneak Peek – Remotely takes a photo to help identify who has your missing device
http://bit.ly/WQd5xxMYMobileSecurity
My Thief - If you phone have been stolen, take a picture of the thief to see the perpetrator.
http://bit.ly/Z7YU0UNQ MOBILE SECURITY™
Intruder photo
http://bit.ly/WQdGitTrustGo Mobile Security
Candid Camera - Intruder Alert
http://bit.ly/Z7ZU5lTRACK&PROTECT
Take front and main camera images remotely
http://bit.ly/WQeZy0COMODO Anti Theft
Photo the thief - Requests the person with your phone to answer a text message then takes a photo of them while they are looking at the screen. The picture is then immediately emailed to you.
http://bit.ly/XT3eW7Z,