kill switch
Noun
A security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
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The company developed a ‘kill switch’ that would remotely encrypt its computers and devices if an office was raided by authorities.
Verb
To switch off using a kill switch.
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Digitization supercharges financialization. It lets car-makers offer subprime auto-loans to desperate, poor people and then killswitch their cars if they miss a payment.
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