The benefits of using it Kill Switch, that is, her automaticof not using one smartphone when it is stolen, is self-evident since its application would prevent the devices from being stolen from the outset, since they would be rendered virtually useless.
However, Professor William Duckworth, of the University of Creighton, went one step further, giving the above rationale and the parameter of economic impact.
More specifically, Professor Duckworth conducted a survey involving 1.200 individuals and estimated that consumers could save up to $ 2,5 in billions of dollars if the tactics of remotely disposing of a stolen device, namely the implementation of Kill Switch .
This amount comes from 500 million dollars that will save users to buy a new device, after the theft of the previous and other 2 billion dollars, from avoiding insurance costs for the theft of their devices. As can be easily seen, the study shows the benefit to ordinary consumers, but not the corresponding losses of telecommunications and insurance companies.
The company Asurion, which operates in the field of insurance of electronic devices, claims that 60% of "missing" devices are simply lost and are not objects theft. At the same time, the application of Kill Switch will not completely prevent theft, since there will always be the need to use devices as a source of spare parts.
It is worth noting that the two bodies of the US Congress (Senate and House of Representatives), have introduced bills to establish the Kill Switch, but without their passage being scheduled. Also, in Professor Duckworth's research, 99% of users want this feature to be implemented to reduce device theft.
Delays appear to be the result of pressure from telecoms companies. In his article, Warranty Week magazine argues that the top four providers on USA they had for 2013 income 7,8 billion dollars from providing insurance services to their clients.
