Steve Jobs Confirms iPhone Has a Kill Switch

August 12th, 2008, 22:47

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080811/tc_nf/61270

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone 3G has a kill switch that can remotely remove software from the devices.

Jobs told The Wall Street Journal that Apple needs the capability in case it inadvertently allows a malicious program -- such as an application that steals user's personal data -- to be distributed to iPhones through its App Store.

"Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull," Jobs said.

Well, that's a bit scary… Makes me wonder about conspiracy theories…

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What conspiracy theories? You mean like this…?

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I was referring to CTs in general, but yeah…

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