Over the weekend Google deployed its so-called "kill switch" against the Android malware that had infected possibly thousands of phones. Google's action remote-wipes any of the identified malware from any Android phone and reinforces protections against subsequent infection. "Kill switch" is an apt, if unfortunate, description of the procedure, as the same term has been recently used to describe what the Egyptian and Libyan governments have done to Internet access in their countries.
Is it just me or should we all feel slightly creeped out by Google's move? Certainly, the company had to act, and act swiftly, which it did. Not only did it remove the malicious apps almost the minute it heard about them, but it deployed a fix within days. Considering the number of devices and versions of Android that need to be addressed, that's impressive. But going into my phone and erasing software

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