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California governor signs ‘kill switch’ bill into law, required on all smartphones by 2015
California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a bill requiring smartphone manufacturers provide a remote "kill switch" for handsets sold within the state. California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a
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Bill Passes Allowing Police To Shut Off ALL Cell Phones … Remotely
Police and others would have the ability to shut off cell phones anytime they wanted under a bill passed by California’s state legislature, privacy experts say. Senate Bill (SB) 962 would require manufacturers to add
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‘Kill Switch’ Included on All Cell Phones Made in U.S. by 2015
According to a program launched yesterday by CTIA-The Wireless Association®, an international nonprofit that has represented the wireless communication industry since 1984, all phones manufactured in the U.S. after July 2015 will be required
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Senate bill would require smartphone ‘kill switch’ in case of theft
Senator Amy Klobuchar will soon introduce a bill to combat smartphone theft - a rapidly growing crime as the technology proliferates - that would require phone makers to install a “kill switch” to prohibit
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US network operators reject plans for mandatory smartphone kill switch
Software to deter theft will not be pre-installed on Samsung smartphones, with networks fearing profitable insurance policies will be affected US mobile network operators have rejected plans to install a mandatory ‘kill switch’ on Samsung’s
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