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I bet the cops would also like an instant video erase feature too. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #1
+1 wtmusic Jun 2013 #10
all they(and anyone else) have to do is report your phone stolen and it will be shut down leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #23
That isn't what they mean........ Swede Atlanta Jun 2013 #31
how they mean to use it and how this is actually used are gonna end up being 2 different things leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #32
its not the cell phones its the robberies that are for cell phones etc loli phabay Jun 2013 #42
IOW: A self destruct. And the cops won't use it to cover up their crime because, ____? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #39
Maybe they should prosecute the Armed Robbers and Strong Armed Robbers and lock them up warrant46 Jun 2013 #25
it's crime prevention booley Jun 2013 #34
if they get their "kill switch" they stop us from filming them wheneverthey want. ElsewheresDaughter Jun 2013 #38
Hmmm... ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #2
...well isn't that convenient.... glinda Jun 2013 #3
More protections forced on us whether we want them or not. Live and Learn Jun 2013 #4
All new GM cars have onstar with a feature that can slow the car to a stop. Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #5
I've seen such things called electronic repossession and supposedly they are installed azurnoir Jun 2013 #8
A standard shift vehicle can also thwart thieves. kentauros Jun 2013 #30
I think mine already has a "kill switch" BlueStreak Jun 2013 #6
That's not the same. iPhones have that too. onehandle Jun 2013 #22
It's true, Central and South america is rife with robbery of tourists flamingdem Jun 2013 #7
My cell phone and vehicle have a kill switch Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #9
I have AVG Mobile on my Droid SCVDem Jun 2013 #11
I'd prefer poison tipped spikes that shoot out into the crook's hand. Kablooie Jun 2013 #12
Spy on ya, turn off the phone when they're done. Spy ON! Spy OFF! THE CLAPPER! (clap, clap) nt Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #13
More like stopping the filming... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #14
Isnt there an App for that? I thought there was an app for everything. ErikJ Jun 2013 #15
You don't have to put a fucking thing ON the phone. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #16
I believe in most cases the registry is already built! Amimnoch Jun 2013 #18
+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #20
Why do police need this capability felix_numinous Jun 2013 #17
I agree.... midnight Jun 2013 #26
it will be the customer, thats the point. the cops just see how big a problem it is becoming loli phabay Jun 2013 #43
Cops are asking for this feature for phone owners to use. cosmicone Jun 2013 #19
"Before the protest, all smartphones in the vicinity of the demonstration at X Bank headquarters Heywood J Jun 2013 #24
Science Fiction? cosmicone Jun 2013 #27
Are you kidding me? Heywood J Jun 2013 #41
Apple did something about this on Monday introducing iOS 7, ahead of the hearings. onehandle Jun 2013 #21
Apple will offer a password controlled kill switch in their next iPhone O.S. Kablooie Jun 2013 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jun 2013 #29
Here's A Low Tech RobinA Jun 2013 #33
I probably should be wary of certain neighborhoods Earth_First Jun 2013 #44
is it possible some of you are too paranoid? booley Jun 2013 #35
better the data is gone than the theif being able to open the browser and have access to loli phabay Jun 2013 #45
don't do it because, then law enforsement can stop us filming their wrong doing too ElsewheresDaughter Jun 2013 #36
Goddamnit, no. Arkana Jun 2013 #37
And hackers would never, ever be able to take advantage of this IDemo Jun 2013 #40
One more way you won't 'own' your own posessions... Earth_First Jun 2013 #46
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