Rico says that, apparently, there was a to-do earlier this year over Apple's admission that there was a 'kill switch' inside the iPhone that could remove, via remote control by Apple, any application (paid for or not) that they didn't like:
Jobs also confirmed for The Wall Street Journal that there is in fact a kill switch built-in that will allow Apple to remotely kill and remove any application sold via the App Store from a user's iPhone. Jobs says that Apple needs such an ability in case it inadvertently allowed a malicious application to be sold through the App Store. Jobs said that the kill switch would be needed, for example, if an application were found to be stealing a user's personal data.
Jobs said, "Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull."
DailyTech reported last week that a rumor was suggesting that Apple could remotely terminate Apps on the iPhone. Apple also says that it has already removed one application from the App Store called I Am Rich. The application in question sold for $999.99 and did nothing other than display a glowing red gem on the screen of the iPhone.
The creator of the I Am Rich application, Armin Heinrich, says that he thought he followed the rules Apple has for developers when designing his application. An Apple representative said that Apple made a "judgment call" on removing the application from the store. There is no word on whether or not anyone had actually purchased the application, leading to the need to use the kill switch. Apple was also not clear on if consumer who bought applications that were remotely terminated would be refunded the amount of the purchase price.
Rico says that, apparently, there was a to-do earlier this year over Apple's admission that there was a 'kill switch' inside the iPhone that could remove, via remote control by Apple, any application (paid for or not) that they didn't like:
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