Police chiefs deliver ultimatum to tech giants Apple, Samsung and Google: Make stolen phones unusable or we will ask for legislation to force you to act

Scotland Yard's commissioner said Apple, Samsung and Google had until June to 'design out' thefts by installing a kill switch that would turn stolen phones into an 'unusable brick.'


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