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Old 12-25-2010, 07:35 PM   #1
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Arrow New Intel Chips Support SMS Kill Switch


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New computer processors from Intel Corp, due out in 2011, can be disabled using an SMS "poison pill" message sent over any 3G cellular network, according to published reports.
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Old 01-07-2011, 01:15 PM   #2
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I don't think this is the best solution to this problem. Not only that, but you never know who else might be able to send these pills around ... you know like a backdoor. Am I wrong ? And, what if this feature is hacked ?
 
  


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