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I thought the "kill switch" was old news, I heard the story years ago. How is it that it is resurfacing again? (not complaning about it, just asking.)
by eecc 4y ago
I thought the "kill switch" was old news, I heard the story years ago. How is it that it is resurfacing again? (not complaning about it, just asking.)
- vanderZwan 4y agoBecause they were never held accountable for it, it seems. People tend to bring up unresolved issues like that when the opportunity calls for it. I'd say for good reasons.
- capableweb 4y agoFirst reference to any uber kill switches is from 2018 (https://www.ft.com/content/1489e9c4-f6f6-11e7-88f7-5465a6ce1a00 https://www.ft.com/content/1489e9c4-f6f6-11e7-88f7-5465a6ce1...) > Ripley operated like a “kill switch” that would lock down all the computers in an office, preventing staff from immediately providing any data to police even if they had a warrant. I guess what's new is everything around it as well as the scope of the usage of Ripley (or the newer tool "uLocker").