US campaigners call for phone ‘kill switch’
Campaigners want smartphone industry to introduce mandatory “kill switch” to curb phone theft.
Published On 1 Jun 2014
A dedicated police unit in New York has been set up to fight criminals who steal mobile phones.
It is a serious problem in the US but smartphone companies have been refusing to help stop it.
A new campaign is calling for a security feature that would allow users to lock out criminals from operating the device or accessing personal information.
Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.