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06-21-2014, 01:15 AM
Possible Proof That the iPhone's 'Kill Switch' Stops Thieves
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Apple's iPhone "kill switch" is apparently making would-be thieves think twice.
The switch locks up iPhones running iOS 7 unless the authorized user is there to unlock it — preventing thieves from being able to wipe over or repurpose stolen phones by doing a factory reset. And a new report makes the case that the kill switch has dramatically reduced iPhone-related crime
See also: 10 Free iPhone Apps You'll Use Every Day (http://mashable.com/2012/02/10/free-iphone-apps-every-day/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Following Apple's lead, Google said in a statement to Bloomberg that it would implement a "factory reset protection solution" in the next major version of Android, expected to be revealed at Google I/O next week Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/iphone-kill-switch-stops-theft-robbery/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Apple's iPhone "kill switch" is apparently making would-be thieves think twice.
The switch locks up iPhones running iOS 7 unless the authorized user is there to unlock it — preventing thieves from being able to wipe over or repurpose stolen phones by doing a factory reset. And a new report makes the case that the kill switch has dramatically reduced iPhone-related crime
See also: 10 Free iPhone Apps You'll Use Every Day (http://mashable.com/2012/02/10/free-iphone-apps-every-day/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Following Apple's lead, Google said in a statement to Bloomberg that it would implement a "factory reset protection solution" in the next major version of Android, expected to be revealed at Google I/O next week Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/iphone-kill-switch-stops-theft-robbery/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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