Tide Turns in Favor of Crime-Fighting Smartphone Kill SwitchesIn the wake of overwhelming evidence that the kill switch Apple introduced in iOS 7 last year has reduced iPhone thefts, Google and Microsoft have agreed to follow suit.
SF D.A. George Gascon and NY A.G. Eric Schneiderman, who have spearheaded the battle to implement smartphone kill switches, last week announced that the next versions of Android and Windows Phone will include a kill switch.
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Tide Turns in Favor of Crime-Fighting Smartphone Kill Switches
