The "kill switch," a system for remotely disabling smartphones and wiping their data, will become standard in 2015, according to a pledge backed by most of the mobile world's major players.
Apple, Google, Samsung
and Microsoft, along with the five biggest cellular carriers in the
United States, are among those that have signed on to a voluntary program announced Tuesday by the industry's largest trade group.
All smartphones
manufactured for sale in the United States after July 2015 must have the
technology, according to the program from CTIA-The Wireless Association.
Advocates say the feature
would deter thieves from taking mobile devices by rendering phones
useless while allowing people to protect personal information if their
phone is lost or stolen. Its proponents include law enforcement
officials concerned about the rising problem of smartphone theft.
Of course this will not be abused by the Government or Law enforcement. I chuckle at how they use the thieves from taking mobile device bull shit as an excuse. Don't we already pay for insurance if a phone is stolen and can be rendered useless? Aren't most phones password protected using the lock screen feature? again just another privacy grab masked as security.
" Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security "
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