If Passed, New California Law Would Make 'Killswitch' Mandatory for All New Smartphones
A smartphone killswitch is the beacon of hope for lawmakers and law enforcers. When activated, it would prevent a smartphone from being used once stolen or lost, which would deter phone thieves and the violent crimes that phone theft have been inducing.
Unfortunately, the killswitch has been met with a lot of resistance from cellular carriers who have little to profit from protecting phones from being stolen, but that resistance might be futile if San Francisco’s Attorney General, George Gascon gets his way this January when state Senator
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