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US Carriers Nix Samsung's Smartphone Kill Switch

2013-11-20 22:55:53| TechNewsWorld

U.S. wireless carriers have rejected Samsung's proposal to preload theft deterrent software on its phones, said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón. Samsung wanted to preload Lojack for Android, which could brick phones and thus eliminate their value in the secondary market, "but only if it was made standard on all devices," Gascón continued.

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