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rlauzon · 08-04-2006, 12:52 PM

I agree, it should be optional.

I can see certain people, like government employees for example, who want to keep documents-that-aren't-quite-public on it. And if the unit it "lost" they would like to have the ability to remotely disable it to keep the documents as secret as possible.

I can also see vendors who tie their service to the iLiad (like a news site that lets you buy an iLiad for a discount if you sign up for a 2 year subscription) who would want to be able to remotely disable the unit if you fail to live up to your side of the agreement.

But I can also see definate issues - like a software bug that accidently sends out kill messages to many iLiads - that would make customers very, very, very mad.

Personally, I think that the locking PIN number is the best way to go, with an option to wipe the memory if you can't enter the PIN.

Then, for the subscription services, iRex makes a special build for them with the kill option in it.

08-04-2006, 12:52 PM	#5
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	I agree, it should be optional. I can see certain people, like government employees for example, who want to keep documents-that-aren't-quite-public on it. And if the unit it "lost" they would like to have the ability to remotely disable it to keep the documents as secret as possible. I can also see vendors who tie their service to the iLiad (like a news site that lets you buy an iLiad for a discount if you sign up for a 2 year subscription) who would want to be able to remotely disable the unit if you fail to live up to your side of the agreement. But I can also see definate issues - like a software bug that accidently sends out kill messages to many iLiads - that would make customers very, very, very mad. Personally, I think that the locking PIN number is the best way to go, with an option to wipe the memory if you can't enter the PIN. Then, for the subscription services, iRex makes a special build for them with the kill option in it.