Along with the new Pre webOS 1.2.0 update, the infamous "kill switch" has been implemented into the App Catalog. According to the "Palm App Catalog End-User Terms & Conditions", Palm can not only remove and modify apps uploaded to the App Catalog, but also remotely do so for apps on your device.
“Palm reserves the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to add, remove, disable access to, block, or modify the App Catalog, and to add, remove, disable access to, block, or modify remotely any Applications previously downloaded to your device from the App Catalog.”
Of course, this is meant to prevent apps from exhibiting "harmful behavior or unforseen effects" on unexpected users, so we can see how Palm needs to have a (legal) way to remove broken or harmful apps in a New York minute to cover their behind.
This also comes as no surprise, as the iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile platforms all have a similar system in place (even other mobile devices such as the Kindle). Of note is that webOS Homebrew apps on your device should not be affected, at least for the time being.
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