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Carriers Reject Kill Switch for Stolen Smartphones

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Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a "kill switch" that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, but the nation's biggest carriers have rejected the idea, according to San Francisco's top prosecutor.

District Attorney George Gascon said Monday that AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless, United States Cellular Corp., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. rebuffed Samsung's proposal to preload its phones with Absolute LoJack anti-theft software as a standard feature.

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I never knew smart phone theft was so prevalent.

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The Samsung 77" S90C Smart TV Black Friday deal is at its historic lowest-ever price

Whether you're a gamer, or a cinema lover, you don't want to miss this Samsung 77" 4K S90C Smart TV. Now over $1000 off.

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Almost $1000 off this Samsung 49" Odyssey Neo G9 curved monitor ahead of Black Friday

Experience gameplay at its best with this Samsung G95NA monitor deal that sees a price drop of almost $1000.

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The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB is down to historic lowest-ever price in this Black Friday deal

Amazon and Best Buy are currently offering the lowest-ever price on the Samsung 990 2TB in their respective Black Friday deals.

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