Why Cell Phone Carriers Are Against A Kill Switch For Stolen Phones

Lawmakers have been pushing cell phone makers to implement anti-theft software that can remotely deactivate a stolen phone, but carriers don't like the idea very much.

San Francisco and New York lawmakers have been pushing hardware makers like Samsung to provide anti-theft software for cell phones that would allow owners to remotely deactivate a phone should it get stolen, rendering it useless. But according to the San Francisco district attorney, George Gascón, carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint aren't crazy about the idea of implementing such a "kill switch." Why? Because they'd lose money.

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