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Old 10-16-2008, 02:56 PM
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Word has surfaced that Google has a remote killswitch for applications on Android-powered handsets, much like Apple has for the iPhone. IPhone owners were very angry when they read that Apple could disable any application on their device remotely if ... Read more


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Old 10-16-2008, 02:59 PM
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Word has surfaced that Google has a remote killswitch for applications on Android-powered handsets, much like Apple has for the iPhone. IPhone owners were very angry when they read that Apple could disable any application on their device remotely if ... Read more
Chris - that illustration with the big red button is killer.
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Am I odd for not being bothered by this?
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I think they'll use much discretion when doing it. I also think they'll take care of apps with the potential to exploit security vulnerabilities -- I'm not too bothered either
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this wouldnt bother me at all... but thanks for the notice
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I'm not bothered by it, but def something that will be watched by a lot of people to see how they use it.
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hmmm....full disclosure.
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Will the killswitch work only for Android Market applications (which is fine) or stuff you write/install yourself (which is not at all fine)?

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Chris - that illustration with the big red button is killer.
Its actually my story and illustration. HA HA
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i'm not bothered by it either. I think it's cool that they are doing this in a way.
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