Definition[]
A kill switch (also known as an e-stop) is
| “ | software [that] allows the smartphone to be made inoperable after it is reported stolen by wiping out just about everything on the phone — contacts, photos, emails sent and received, and other information — and locking it, preventing the phone from being reactivated without an authorized user's consent and password.[1] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Outsmarting the Outlaws" (full-text).