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Kill Switches Won’t Stop Mobile Theft
The Register just published an opinion piece on the mandatory kill switch being suggested by the Secure Our Smartphones (S.O.S.) Initiative. As one of the few critical pieces on the drawbacks of the kill switch, mirroring our own statements that the kill switch is only a good first step in addressing the issue of mobile theft. The [...]
The Kill Switch Impedes Law Enforcement
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón held a Smartphone Summit today to discuss how the industry can better deter mobile theft. As part of the Summit, the Secure Our Smartphones (S.O.S.) Initiative was launched to encourage the mobile industry as a whole to do more to protect consumers from the violent [...]
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