Android: The Good The Bad and That Pesky Kill Switch

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:32 PM EDT

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Google's Android mobile phone platform has at least one feature that puts it on par with Apple's iPhone: A kill switch. Google, however, acknowledges the existence of a means of remotely removing apps from its devices -- right in its terms of service.

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