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> GSM Starvation Period – You can specify a period of time in hours that if the Drive cannot access a GSM service within this time period then the Drive will self-destruct. This protects against the removal of the GSM service in an attempt to circumvent the security features of the Drive.

you forgot one, and it makes jamming more difficult.



His #3 point solves that with a femto-cell to provide a fake gsm signal.


Not really- I believe the phone home feature requires a signed key. Its not just listening for a "destruct" but also a time-based, signed "nothing to report sir, continue"




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