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Carriers Reject Kill Switch for Stolen Smartphones

TERRY COLLINS Associated Press Samsung Electronics, the worldโ€™s largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a โ€œkill switchโ€ that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, but San Franciscoโ€™s top prosecutor says the nationโ€™s biggest carriers have rejected the idea. District Attorney George Gascon said Monday that AT&T Inc., […]

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