Comments on: iPhone 'kill switch' limited to location-aware apps

A report Friday suggests that the furor over the discovery of a "blacklist" inside the iPhone's OS might have been a bit premature, since the URL only "blacklists" certain applications.

[M C]

Thanks to John Gruber for the research, and to Tom for not just taking the initial finding at its worst-possible-scenario value.

[ibeetle]

Unfortunately, it is too little too late for responsible reporting, and the App store will forever be remembered for "Kill Switch".

First it was "(insert name of Apple product here) Killer" iMac Killer, iPhone Killer, iTunes Killer, and so on and so on.

Google news search shows there are over one thousand "Kill Switch stores, and fewer than a hundred with the correct information.

[Tuco998]

"In related news, the price of tin foil plunged Friday morning."

Nice! The best laugh I've had today, Tom...

[manodud]

haha.. hilarious!!

[Swampthing777]

LOL...Apple fan boys can all breathe a collective sigh of relief...or can they?

I don't hate Apple, I do own their products, but I have to say that I am VERY suspicious of any situation where Apple is the one to allay everyone's fears.

What the "Informed Source" says sounds like little more than giving the capability another name. Sounds like the proverbial "Rose by any other name".

I mean come on! Apple is the company that engaged in the highly suspect activity and now everyone is going to take them at their word?

Seriously, if consumers have the ability to "opt in" to this function sort of like a security software agreement then so be it. But there isn't an option with this code and it is an invasion of privacy.

I really don't care how "Small" or well intentioned it is. The fact remains that Apple was not the one who came out and declared that this program existed, it was a 3rd party. Apple has already shown that it has a track record of quietly implementing anti consumer policies (Ipod classic with embedded chip which prevents all non-apple A/V cables from playing video) I see no reason to believe that this is anything other than that.

Sounds like the sheeple will swallow anything they are fed, no matter how bad it smells.

[Tsee-1968031069905097881578618]

Thank you, swampthing, for the only clear head on here. Sickening how much even CNET falls for Apple-speak.

[yamanoor]

What nonsense! Are you kidding me? This is not about all apps or some apps. How comforting indeed! This is about Apple ostensibly selling you something and then screwing you up even without caring to inform you. Well, now we can call CNET the CNET-CBS-KoolAid company. Publication and clarification has to make some sense.

It is sad that only tin foil stocks went crashing, right? That's how much the world respects privacy nowadays..

[Michichael]

That tin foil comment made my day.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Trust Apple ??? Bwahahahaha !

[Perry_Clease]

"Trust Apple ??? Bwahahahaha !"

I see that some people are starting to buy tin foil hats again.

Interesting now that the "kill switch" story has been debunked, there has only been a few troll posts.

[benjaminstraight]

Hmm.

[sjholcro]

Why not vet the apps before they get released to the public. It's fair enough to let Apple decide what it wants to carry in the app store. Then they don't need to be in the position of telling people what they can't keep on their own devices.