We’ve all heard by now about the iPhone kill switch, a.k.a. the blacklist feature. Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed its existence. The intent behind the capability is high-minded, according to Jobs. Apple would need it in case a malicious program inadvertently were to be distributed to iPhones via the App Store. “Hopefully, we never have to pull that lever,” Jobs said, “but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull.”
The iPhone app kill switch makes sense. It is an innovative approach to protecting a platform in this age of criminal conspiracies to steal your personal information. To read more about this, see the latest entry in my blog, Bove’s Blips.
