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Nobody is fond of Apple’s AppStore kill switch, where they can kill an app if they decide that it doesn’t conform to their terms and services. The worst part is that they don’t do refunds either. That being said, it’s not too hard to understand that they’re just trying to protect themselves. It...

By John Herrman Just after the dust finished settling on Apple's controversial admission that the iPhone has a remotely activated kill switch for applications, Google has plainly stated in their Android Market terms of service that they've got one too. Like Apple's solution, Google's remote kill swi...

By sam mcloughln Whats the number one threat to America this week according to Stephen Colbert? The iPhone kill switch, watch the video.

 China - Aug 13, 2008 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 ...

By Andy J. S. I guess I'm just being lucky, Steve Jobs indeed spoken and answer. Sources are from: Much ado about the iPhone's 'kill switch' (One More Thing)IPhone References Application Blacklist (Macworld)IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs (The Wall Street Journal)

By Dave_HH It was a little, tiny, tiny addendum at the end of a WSJ article, but it was there: in an interview with the WSJ, Steve Jobs confirmed that the suspected iPhone "kill switch" does indeed exist.  Of course, for investors, talk of the App Store downloads are probably more exciting, and Jobs det...

By Thomas Ricker Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable VideoSteve Jobs, presumably speaking from a hyperbaric chamber where he's being nourished with an infusion of liquefied developers-souls before his next public appearance, had a few interesting tidbits about the AppStore for the...

Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, has confirmed there is a 'kill switch' built into the iPhone that allows Apple to remotely delete malicious or inappropriate applications stored on the device.

Software hidden in iPhone 'could allow Apple to delete applications'

By Tom Krazit The discovery of a "kill switch" inside the iPhone 2.0 software prompted much consternation and little fact-finding.(Credit: Apple) Apple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does.

Author: DawnTreader Posted In: Apple Finance Board 8/10/08 5:35 pm GMT Topic Replies: 9 The Mac Web is abuzz with talk of Apple's iPhone app "kill switch." Have the folks in Cupertino gone to far or is this much ado about nothing?

Today TMO readers are discussing Apple's ability to remotely kill applications installed in an iPhone or iPod touch and whether or not it's as big a deal as some are making it out to be