Corporate Kill Switch in Software and Smart Phones

By Mark Milian, CNN

May 12, 2011 -- Updated 1120 GMT (1920 HKT) | Filed under: Mobile







Phones from Google, left, and Apple have "kill switches" built into them that allow the companies to remotely delete software.




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Apple, Google and Microsoft all have kill switches built into their phone software
Google has used the capability only in two situations, a source