Top phone makers plan to add "kill switch" programs by 2015

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Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Nokia, HTC, Motorola, Huawei, and Asurion all have pledged to offer a free anti-theft tool for devices they make after July 2015; the effort is also being supported by wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile while Blackberry and LG are not involved. This feature would mean that when a consumer has their device stolen or loses it will be able to log on from a computer to remotely wipe and render their former device inoperable.

How do you feel about being guaranteed this option for your future mobile devices?

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ZipsPosted:

The normal thing to do these days is use find my iphone and find exactly where it is..

This seems good that they have thought of it, but i dont think many people will use it? Hmm

SwiftPosted:

Why does this seem like a bad idea to me?

I have no clue.

HDITeRRoRiZeIPosted:

'log on from a computer to remotely wipe and render their former device inoperable.'

Why Wipe the phone when you could just render it unusable? They could just use GPS tech to find a phone by now...

vRicePosted:

If someone gets your information then they could just... ruin your phone. But it does seem like a good feature overall


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