In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs confirmed that Apple did indeed build a remote iPhone application disabling feature into the iPhone’s Mac OS. The remote application disabling feature has been referred to as the “Blacklist” feature because it allows the iPhone to connect to Apple’s servers to check for any unauthorized apps installed on the iPhone. Upon finding a “blacklisted” application installed on the iPhone, the feature would allow Apple to remotely disable t
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