Kill switch (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kill switch" in English language version.

Last modified: 19:43:34, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

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88nytimes.com

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32iso.org

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22cnn.com

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11bizjournals.com

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11latimes.com

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11washingtonpost.com

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11tuxphones.com

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11slashgear.com

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11pcworld.com

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11web.archive.org

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11machinedesign.com

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11ansi.org

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11google.com

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11wwaytv3.com

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ansi.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"ANSI B11.0-2020 Safety Of Machinery". ansi.org. American National Standards Institute. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Google developing kill switch for AI". BBC News. June 8, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

bizjournals.com (Global: 396^th place; English: 190^th place)

Patrick McGeehan (December 20, 2017). "Law Requires Life-Saving Braking Device: Most Trains Still Lack Crucial Braking System". BizJournals.com (Pittsburgh).

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

money.cnn.com

Kottasova, Ivana (January 12, 2017). "Europe calls for mandatory 'kill switches' on robots". CNNMoney. Retrieved May 14, 2017.^{[dead link]}
Larson, Selena (January 26, 2017). "Killing the immortal: Why scientists are debating the life span of robots". CNNMoney. Retrieved May 14, 2017.^{[dead link]}

csagroup.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Z432-16 (R2021) Safeguarding of machinery". csagroup.org. Canadian Standards Organization. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

gehealthcare.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

services.gehealthcare.in

"Emergency Stop Switch Treadmill T2100 with Bracket". GE Healthcare. The emergency stop switch is a safety device used in emergency situations to stop the treadmill

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

""treadmill" ((emergency stop) OR (kill switch))".

iso.org (Global: 1,190^th place; English: 1,097^th place)

"ISO 13850:2015 Safety of machinery — Emergency stop function — Principles for design". iso.org. International Organization for Standardization. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
"ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction". iso.org. International Organization for Standardization. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

"Train engineer pulled emergency brake when he saw SUV". The Los Angeles Times. February 5, 2015.

machinedesign.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Repas, Robert (June 22, 2010). "Designing with E-stop Switches". machinedesign.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

"Warning: Blockbuster 'WannaCry' malware could just be getting started". NBC News. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

"A Kill Switch Can Steal a Car Thief's Previous Time". The New York Times. April 24, 1994.
Chan, Sewell; Scott, Mark (May 14, 2017). "Cyberattack's Impact Could Worsen in 'Second Wave' of Ransomware". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
Benjamin Mueller (October 3, 2015). "Deadly Elevator Fall Spurs Look at Brakes and Load". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
C. J. Chivers (January 26, 2000). "Elevator Cable Failed at Empire State Building, City Finds". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
Michael Wilson (April 6, 2005). "3 Hungry Days for Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2023. intercom .. emergency alarm button .. emergency stop switch
Michael Decourcy Hinds (April 29, 1989). "Escalator Dangers Called Preventable". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2023. emergency shut-off switches on escalators.

bits.blogs.nytimes.com

"Smartphones Embracing 'Kill Switches' as Theft Defense". The New York Times. June 9, 2014.

well.blogs.nytimes.com

Parker-Pope, Tara (May 27, 2009). "The Dangers of Treadmills". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2009. ("the cord yanks the key out of the console and the treadmill stops")

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

Williams, Martyn (June 24, 2014). "10 things to know about the smartphone kill switch". PCWorld. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

slashgear.com (Global: 7,850^th place; English: 5,425^th place)

Davies, Chris (September 19, 2009). "Microsoft remote software "kill switch" confirmed". SlashGear. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

tuxphones.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

T., Raffaele (September 2, 2019). "Librem 5 vs. PinePhone: comparison of two Linux smartphones". TuxPhones.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

"The Smartphone Kill Switch Explained". The Washington Post.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Repas, Robert (June 22, 2010). "Designing with E-stop Switches". machinedesign.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013.

wwaytv3.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Viral video of malfunctioning amusement park ride prompts question: How sare are rides in NC". WWAYTV3 (CBS). July 13, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

Kill switch (English Wikipedia)

ansi.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

webstore.ansi.org

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; English: 23rd place)

bizjournals.com (Global: 396th place; English: 190th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

money.cnn.com

csagroup.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

gehealthcare.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

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google.com (Global: 109th place; English: 87th place)

iso.org (Global: 1,190th place; English: 1,097th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

machinedesign.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

nbcnews.com (Global: 156th place; English: 101st place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

nytimes.com

bits.blogs.nytimes.com

well.blogs.nytimes.com

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889th place; English: 1,323rd place)

slashgear.com (Global: 7,850th place; English: 5,425th place)

tuxphones.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; English: 24th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wwaytv3.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

bizjournals.com (Global: 396^th place; English: 190^th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

iso.org (Global: 1,190^th place; English: 1,097^th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

slashgear.com (Global: 7,850^th place; English: 5,425^th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)