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I assume you also don't see anything wrong about reporters pushing agendas instead of just reporting, right? The statement you mention is a quote, and a releva
by matthewmacleod 13y ago
I assume you also don't see anything wrong about reporters pushing agendas instead of just reporting, right?
The statement you mention is a quote, and a relevant one at that.
But let's be clear - there is no way in which a "killswitch" requires "unfettered access to our mobile phones." Indeed, the UK (and I believe the wider EU?) has a global register of blocked IMEI numbers to which mobile phones are added - while it's possible to circumvent this in various ways, there are also more steps that could be taken to achieve the required outcome without handing over the keys.
Or if you want to push it a bit further, it's not hard to design a system in which an owner can cryptographically prevent the use of their phone without handing the keys over to a third party. However, the struggle here is that users would not engage with this system well, rendering it pretty useless.
- vidarh 13y agoAnd yet despite the IMEI block register, phones are still stolen in large numbers.