Right after Apple announced the iPhone 11, numerous owners of older iPhones began to report device malfunctions reminiscent of a 2017 debacle in which the company admitted slowing the performance of older phones – ‘officially’ in order to extend their battery life. At the time, Apple said in a statement that it had “never – and wound never – do anything to intentionally shorten the life... 

Google and Microsoft are planning to incorporate a “kill switch” technology into the next versions of their smartphone operating systems as evidence mounts that such features actively deter thieves. Under growing pressure from public officials, the companies have said they will add mechanisms to remotely disable their devices, similar to one introduced by Apple last year. Google will add a “factory... 

Minnesota has become the first US state to sign off on a bill mandating that smartphones be equipped with anti-theft software. “Any new smart phone manufactured on or after July 1, 2015, sold or purchased in Minnesota must be equipped with preloaded antitheft functionality or be capable of downloading that functionality,” read the bill that was signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday. The... 

This is how the military will be respond to the economic collapse, and how they will put down armed uprisings, riots and domestic revolts. As promised, these are some of the classified documents given to me by my good friend in the Department of Defense, a very highly ranked official I have known for many years. The program is called “Nano Domestic Quell”. As the documents clearly demonstrate,... 

Following the Boston Marathon bombings, news began to spread of a US government cellphone network shutdown. While the claims were quickly shown to be false, a secret federal rule does, in fact, make such a shutdown possible just like in communist China or Islamic Iran. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has in the past denied the existence of Standard Operating Procedure 303, as Ars Technica... 

Some phones have “kill switches” built into them that allow the companies to remotely delete software. When you buy a video game from Best Buy, you don’t give the retailer the right to barge into your house whenever it wants. So why do we give that permission to software companies? Most popular smartphone operating systems and other electronic gadgets include what security researchers... 

Too many in power want to restrict Internet access critics say. After Egypt’s government temporarily cut off Internet service there, debate in other countries on a “kill switch” has flared up. One prominent computer group has voiced concerns about possible developments in Germany. Discussion over a “kill switch” that would paralyze the Internet has flared up in Germany... 

We are giving up control of our computers and putting that control in another’s hands. Lauded as a security feature, Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processor can be remotely disabled by a hardware/software combination known at Anti-Theft 3.0. Systems can be disabled over 3G networks, even while the OS is not running. Even when the hard drive is replaced, the critical systems will still be terminated.... 

Government would have “absolute power” to seize control of the world wide web under Lieberman legislation The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by Jewish senator Joe Lieberman, legislation which would hand President Obama a figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide web in response...