Qualcomm develops Kill Switch technology to their chipsets – Tudocelular.com

As more people are relying on mobile devices not only for their personal needs, but also professional, security has become a major issue in the mobile world . Having good security is much more than just having a strong password, it is also about creating security measures for devices that allow you to control and even turn off the phone in case of theft or even if you simply lose it.

A more extreme method to protect against theft is the integration of technology kill switch , which effectively make a phone become unusable if stolen. If we go back to 2013 , Korea has made this type of change that allows derail a smartphone with just a user command. More recently, the state of California passed a similar law, which will require new handsets sold from July 1, 2015 with a hardware key or software that allows “kill” the device.

Now that the ball is rolling, we doubt that the novelty is standardized even though many carriers and manufacturers probably many are not thrilled with the idea . With this in mind, it seems that Qualcomm wants to get into action and last weekend announced some changes in how it handles security in their chips, including the introduction of SafeSwitch – one kill technology switch-based hardware.

A Qualcomm did not go into much detail about how their technology works. She also did not point out that the existing chipsets will support the market such technology. Unlike software solutions that can sometimes be circumvented by clearing the full software, Qualcomm says its solution can not be circumvented , although it can be reversed if the device is returned to its rightful owner. This can make the implementation of Qualcomm safer than others, and considering the fact that the Most smartphones on the market use Snapdragon chip, so its technology could be the future for most mobile security.

While Qualcomm stresses the importance of technology kill switch on his blog the company also highlighted the fact that they are now part of FIDO (Fast Online Identity Alliance) and are committed support and work to develop biometric for safety as well standards. Below you can see a video that details the many security measures that Qualcomm has developed to protect mobile users: