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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
Read More »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
Read More »‘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
Read More »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
Read More »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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