Apple can remotely delete iphone apps

[Syndyre]

This seems like far too much control to me:

Apple has fought with developers and killed applications before. Indeed Apple’s boss, Steve Jobs, acknowledged that the iPhone has a “kill switch” that lets the company remotely remove software from people’s handsets. “Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull,” he told the Wall Street Journal.

 

[Alan]

Wow Jobs really is a psycho control freak lol

 

[Syndyre]

Wow Jobs really is a psycho control freak lol

 

[bwana]

Wow Jobs really is a psycho control freak lol

He's been like that since he returned to Apple so this revelation shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

 

[JK8]

Thats taking it a bit to far, does he have records of every iPhone and the data on it?
Lol they gonna delete everyones Mxit!

 

[bwana]

Thats taking it a bit to far, does he have records of every iPhone and the data on it?
Lol they gonna delete everyones Mxit!

From what I gather there is a webpage that the phone checks - if the app is listed there it is removed.

I think in this day and age, with all the malicious software and security risks, it's not necessarily a bad thing to be able to kill something that has the potential to reek havoc with your personal information, dead it its tracks.

 

[PeterCH]

I think in this day and age, with all the malicious software and security risks, it's not necessarily a bad thing to be able to kill something that has the potential to reek havoc with your personal information, dead it its tracks.

I honestly think that Apple were only looking after the interests of their
customers by preinstalling this feature.

 

[JK8]

From what I gather there is a webpage that the phone checks - if the app is listed there it is removed.

I think in this day and age, with all the malicious software and security risks, it's not necessarily a bad thing to be able to kill something that has the potential to reek havoc with your personal information, dead it its tracks.

Possibly, theres no link to read more on it, but it did say "delete off handset"
Gameloft already searches wapsites and the web for hacked games, I think Mr Jobs is taking it further with his kill switch and actually deleting it of the phone.
Just my understanding.

 

[GuDoN]

that's scary

 

[Syndyre]

I honestly think that Apple were only looking after the interests of their
customers by preinstalling this feature.

It may have beneficial uses but they could just as easily use it to delete software that wasn't approved by Apple etc.

 

[LazyLion]

wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. My phone is my phone. I paid cold hard sweated cash for it and if Steve Jobs thinks he can retain control over my phone while it is in my possession he can go suck eggs. Just one more reason to stay away from Apple crap.

 

[Syndyre]

wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. My phone is my phone. I paid cold hard sweated cash for it and if Steve Jobs thinks he can retain control over my phone while it is in my possession he can go suck eggs. Just one more reason to stay away from Apple crap.

Exactly, I'll stick to Symbian.

 

[PeterCH]

It may have beneficial uses but they could just as easily use it to delete software that wasn't approved by Apple etc.

I know. I was being sarcastic there. I may be an Apple Mac user but
I don't buy into Job's Reality Distortion Field (Tm) and other BS.

 

[icyrus]

Are they talking about the Core Location blacklist? If so then they should really be more specific about what it is actually for rather than spreading FUD.