What’s a kill switch? Is it always a bad idea?

15/07/2022 8 min Episodio 32
What’s a kill switch? Is it always a bad idea?

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Episode Synopsis

The recent ‘Uber Files’ reveal that the company had deployed kill switches, purportedly to destroy sensitive data that could have been legitimately accessed by police and officials. But kill switches are also helpful tools. We explain how.

This episode is being hosted by Mint's Prasid Banerjee and is being reported by Leslie D'Monte.