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Phone 'kill switch' to end trade in stolen mobiles: Apple agrees to major change to render handsets worthless to thieves after Daily Mail campaign
Apple agrees to implement a phone 'kill switch' to render stolen handsets worthless, following a campaign by the Daily Mail. The change aims to end the trade in stolen mobiles by making them unusable to thieves.
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