Re:$200 PinePhone Linux smartphone comes with physical kill ...
by ngcc_hk on Saturday August 15, 2020 @08:51AM
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It is NOT a kill switch. Kill mean never come back again. Not like that kind. Sometimes you need it in Hong Kong to as all phones are hacked (except Pixel strangely). Hence, you have to kill your phone not to expose (just friends to be harassed by useless popo). But you need real kill switch.
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Re:$200 PinePhone Linux smartphone comes with physical kill ...
by cheaprentalyeti on Saturday August 15, 2020 @10:00AM
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I'd like to know more about "all phones are hacked" in Hong Kong. I believe you, I just want to read about the details because I've been thinking about this lately.
(For instance: this includes Apple phones, or you would have mentioned them, the way you did Pixel, right?)
Re:$200 PinePhone Linux smartphone comes with physical kill ...
by wiml on Saturday August 15, 2020 @05:23PM
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“Kill switches” on equipment are switches that shut the equipment down abruptly and reliably, but usually are not expected to damage the equipment. They're common on things with engines, motorcycles, boat outboards, etc.
It's also a common phrase to say “kill the engine” even if that means just turning the ignition off in the usual way, and again, it doesn't imply damaging the engine.
The kind of switch you're describing would be useful but calling it a kill switch would be confusing to US-English speakers.