Mobile carriers reject smartphone ‘kill switch’ because it could be misused by hackers

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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón have been pushing for a ‘kill switch’ that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen to be installed into smartphones. Mobile carriers have rejected the idea claiming that it could be misused by hackers.

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Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone ‘kill switch’ that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services.

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