New Apple Tool Checks iPhones for ‘Kill Switch’ Security by BRIAN X. CHEN


By BRIAN X. CHEN

Starting next summer, a new law will require every smartphone sold in California to include a so-called kill switch that renders the device unusable if it is reported lost or stolen. Apple now has a tool to check whether an Apple device has a kill switch turned on.

Published: October 2, 2014 at 12:00AM

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