You can't use it if you steal it! South Korea's legislation requires smartphones to add a "self-destruct switch".

South Korea's Ministry of Science, Information and communication technology and future planning has issued a bill entitled "Complete precautions against illegal use of mobile phones" (Complete preventive Measures against illegal), the Korea Times reported. Mobile Phone) "...

According to the bill, all handset manufacturers in China, including well-known Samsung and LG, must add a "self-destruct switch" to their smartphones to fight phone theft.

The bill was introduced because of the frequency of mobile phone thefts in South Korea this year. Mobile phone to add "self-destruct switch", even if stolen, users can also be remote control of the phone into waste, so that the thief can not use. It is reported that the bill has been in place for one weeks, its validity will continue until the second quarter of 2014, when the South Korean government will decide whether to continue the implementation.

At present, the Korean mobile phone brand, pan-Thai has been in their own products in February this year, the "self-destruct switch", and under the legislation, Samsung and LG will also be added to its products in the switch.