Carriers Nix Cell Phone Kill Switch Over Profit Fears
White House Petition Kill Switch
Kill switch concerns
I start to worry about the "kill switch" being used by someone other than the owner. (A jealous partner or careless child) If the lost/stolen database was used properly it would eliminate the need for domestic kill switch.
Many phones have security built in or available as an app. Do we really want all of our phones with US Government software added to protect us? A mandatory "kill switch" might involve easier tracking of cellphones and I value my privacy.
If the smartphone is rendered useless then is all the data within it now lost forever? If not it can still be retrieved and that could be more costly than the price of the phone.
Devices already can be Sim-locked with a PIN code and that has proved to be a headache for many who u...
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Many phones have security built in or available as an app. Do we really want all of our phones with US Government software added to protect us? A mandatory "kill switch" might involve easier tracking of cellphones and I value my privacy.
If the smartphone is rendered useless then is all the data within it now lost forever? If not it can still be retrieved and that could be more costly than the price of the phone.
Devices already can be Sim-locked with a PIN code and that has proved to be a headache for many who u...
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As long as you aren't doing anything bad then you shouldn't have to worry about your privacy.
I would think that the password for the kill switch would be private and not known to anybody else.
The government could use the kill switch to stop ...
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I would think that the password for the kill switch would be private and not known to anybody else.
The government could use the kill switch to stop ...
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Just goes to show there is someone willing to argue the wrong side of any issue.
Read the article
You do see where it says that its these lawmakers who are saying they saw email's from the carriers saying that. But if you think about it logically why would the carriers care about it. Insurance is for replacing a phone. The only companies hurt by this would be the antivirus companies like lookout and NQ Mobile. People will still want insurance.
The "lawmakers" are trying to make themselves look good.
The "lawmakers" are trying to make themselves look good.
The suggestion doesn't make any sense. Kill switch or no kill switch, when a phone is lost or stolen, customers need a new phone. The existence of a kill switch won't have an effect one way or the other. There are in many far more serious pract...
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I can see why Carriers do not want devices to have a software/feature that deactivates the device entirely. I know through several friends that work for national carriers that most Point of Sales Systems that are being used need an active device on the line in question at all times. If there is a "Kill Switch" this could impact their system.
Thoughts everyone?
Thoughts everyone?
The line will still be active, the kill switch only deactivates the phone. It sounds like a good idea at first, but after a little thought it sounds like a really bad idea. People misplace their phones all the time, and when they misplace their pho...
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Google android device manager
What about the Google android device manage (https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager ?hl=en&u=0) that's already out there that lets you ring, lock or erase data from your device remotely (if you set it up to do so)?
It can be thwarted by swapping out the SIM card.....the kill switch makes the device permanently unusable, even if a SIM card switch is performed.
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Something is missing here...
Insurance replaces your phone, but the original is still in the hands of a thief.
A kill switch foils the thief (unless they find a hack), but it doesn't get your phone back.
These are completely different things. Maybe someone read something they didn't understand and repeated it incorrectly.
A kill switch foils the thief (unless they find a hack), but it doesn't get your phone back.
These are completely different things. Maybe someone read something they didn't understand and repeated it incorrectly.
Operators don't want to hurt the profits they make by selling insurance programs to consumers.
Eric M. Zeman said:
The New York Times says the lawmakers involved in the discussions have seen emails between U.S. network operators and handset makers that shows the operators don't want to hurt the profits they make by selling insurance programs to consumers...
What a bunch of douchebags! 🤨
Poison Ivy said:...Eric M. Zeman said:
The New York Times says the lawmakers involved in the discussions have seen emails between U.S. network operators and handset makers that shows the operators don't want to hu
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I think the story is complete nonsense, it doesn't even make sense, if a phone is lost or stolen and cannot be recovered, the customer still needs a new phone. The addition of a kill switch does not in any way suggest or imply that the phone doesn't ...
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