Compulsory 'kill switch' on smart phones by 2015 - thoughts?

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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.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/16/tech/mobile/ctia-phone-kill-switch/


Over to you, bigfooty.
 

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Obviously some people dont use their phones for anything important or litigious, but for those that do, this could be a bad idea.

"Yeh hi Im Mr Vigilant Citizen and my phone 7654346 just got stolen and needs to be wiped of all data."
 

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Didn't read the article, but the title made me think of inbuilt obsolesence - The driving force of consumer capitalism and the forebearer of destruction -


You plebs better update your phones once the eye-phone 5.7 is released with a free hat
 

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Obviously some people dont use their phones for anything important or litigious, but for those that do, this could be a bad idea.

"Yeh hi Im Mr Vigilant Citizen and my phone 7654346 just got stolen and needs to be wiped of all data."
Just claim you do your banking/keep important work documents on it.
 

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Didn't read the article, but the title made me think o. inbuilt obsolesence - The driving force of consumer capitalism and the forebearer of destruction -


You plebs better update your phones once the eye-phone 5.7 is released with a free hat
Well done on taking the opportunity to be smug even though your comment had nothing to do with the topic
 

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Claim?

I actually do. I dont have a work PC, i have an iphone. The thought that it could be wiped beyond my control whilst in my possession before i can back it up, terrifies me.
Your phone gets stolen. It has much important personal information. It can now all be wiped and the phone immobilised remotely.

This terrifies you?

People are using their smartphones for everything nowadays. I think this is a pretty good security measure, no?

The feature would let a phone's owner erase contacts, photos, e-mail and other information, and lock the phone so it can't be used without a password.

The feature, which will be offered at no cost to consumers, also will prevent the phone from being reactivated without an authorized user's consent. The data would be retrievable if the owner recovers the phone.
 
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