{"id":733675,"date":"2026-06-13T09:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/733675\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T09:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:02:10","slug":"apples-iphone-kill-switch-feature-to-now-stay-on-by-default-only-owners-password-can-unlock-stolen-iphones-inshorts-inshorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/733675\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#039;s iPhone &#039;kill switch&#039; feature to now stay on by default | Only owner&#039;s password can unlock stolen iPhones | Inshorts &#8211; Inshorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxNaUhiVG1EWU9YWENFbVcxamFwTHliaExZZkFKTldySGc4V3lFeWtkUVg5al9SZVp3bVk5c0h3NFJjOVVQWXQzMjdsV25ERURQTG9rN2d2anRjcWRBemhiTmtNZUlvRmN3aUhaVzZIZkVHdG9zNGk3azluOTZJNDQ5bm9icjFmTHhYTG43MldmVWE1ZnRXVTVqZGdwWFkxN01HWWVINmsyaEJ5d9IBrwFBVV95cUxOY0MxSGNHTmZReVFqUDFjTVRFRXJCQUhTcEVUNUdOUTVScm5Xb1E4SGtwWmFJUmJUWFJOV1M3TDE3eGtVaTUxVXdNZHBENVAxNldXc05NSGtOS2pkQzE1QjkxazhMajhjNS1BN2FXampRSFJTZlpnYnFJU1lBZElMdEtvRTBCVTMtUVVHQ1U3VjZoX2xWQUpkaGphQXBQRjRwSVpVX0FJa2l1ajJtdjBr?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple&#8217;s iPhone &#8216;kill switch&#8217; feature to now stay on by default | Only owner&#8217;s password can unlock stolen iPhones | Inshorts<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Inshorts<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-gFBVV95cUxQaGlvVDRNU0tLZnF1Y0hFS0NvamlyRzRPYlNiNV85UXFvejg0eUREc1UyV09mQ0ZUVlV5YjBCUm5RVVpVbkFBMERFQ0dKRnl1SjVZbVE4QWFZQVpFcFNIbHF5bjI1VG96RjZFbDNORklNMXhxMjlwcmItTHBDa2JjNS1VUlBnYXNCOFNoNXF5eHp0U1V0UVN2RHk3OElnR0tYSlBBTWI0bm5pNFgzVFd6XzZOclBOTEZla1JORnliV1hPOHRFd2J3bHVFaWsxOEVZWWlZRTl1S2hURzlpbm5QbWdmaC01b0tBU21MOUhJRlh6d09RblV1amV30gH_AUFVX3lxTE50VTFiWkR4UjRoSU1zVHQzTUhUd0ZlOVhVTEV1TV9RcHJHZFliNFhOTE9PU1E1VTUta19MMF94Z25VcTRtTlhuNm1KUWdqb1lxaTg4S1MycWt2Tml3OURJcjNidERRMXltRVRaalJrSEZuVE1oMlFLMXFRUjdrSWtZcHNTdWNmVU96Z2VmM0ZrRlBvR1cxMkJ0REpBei1lU2I4dEFsNGFGQkJpRm9LT0d4Y2hRNHZkVHdpU3ZFVEVSR1pPcVdyZlFSdjgtZlJNRjNRSDhqNnEyeTFFREhKLUZXUVlZaThfeUpoUmV4RWxFajg0TWUyWnF4YzNMZjZYWQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Police push for phone companies to be forced to make stolen handsets unusable<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Chronicle | The Chronicle<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiWkFVX3lxTE0zSWVCQlVfODNsVHpQbmN0R3F1S1laNUU3QWtDVzVNcFZpOTRkRlhQQjlwSFFhRXpOY3cxcDA3dWhDeWpwY1h4U0pCbHk0MFNjUlFma1YyMXFxdw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMinwFBVV95cUxNaWdPU2VMMl9jWEtkcFpBaG91dFZoY2hpeEpYVDBDak5SbmZVUkdiazFiUkNxZG5KYU9QWm12Z2sybjBrdE0yS2M5ODk4SlVuYXIyRUU2OFo0MFZaUmZ1MUg5ZUFkeHpwaTRBekQxbHEwZy1yWmxUVU9WSkpNR0g3SFJCLVBzZXRDeWV0akFXZVVGTnlhZWswZjdYTDlsUWM?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Met chief demands mandatory phone kill switch to stop thieves<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s iPhone &#8216;kill switch&#8217; 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