Carriers nix proposed ‘kill switch’ solution to problem of rampant smartphone thefts
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13
Throughout the United States, almost one in every three robberies involves the theft of a telephone, often a pricey smartphone. Yet the industry has rejected a proposal by the biggest cellphone maker, Samsung Electronics, to equip mobile phones with "kill switch" software that would allow the devices to be shut…