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Kill Switches Do More Than Protect Data

June 16, 2015
With Kill Switches, Smartphone Thefts Plummet In London, NYC And SF
International // February 12, 2015

“Kill switches” are proving deadly to smartphone theft, which has dropped by half in London, 40 percent in San Francisco and 25 percent in New York City in the year after Apple added a kill switch to the iPhone, Reuters reported. Apple added the ability...

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Kill Switches Do More Than Protect Data

June 16, 2015
The same technology that allows mobile device owners to protect their information by wiping data or disabling a phone remotely has also decreased the overall number of reported instances of smartphone theft in the U.S., a Consumer Reports study said last week. “Phone theft used to be a growth industry. The snatch-and-run stealing of iPhones […]

With Kill Switches, Smartphone Thefts Plummet In London, NYC And SF

February 12, 2015
“Kill switches” are proving deadly to smartphone theft, which has dropped by half in London, 40 percent in San Francisco and 25 percent in New York City in the year...