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04-25-2014, 05:14 PM
California Rejects 'Kill Switch' Bill for Smartphones
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California lawmakers have rejected a bill that would mandate “kill switches (http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/california-smartphone-kill-switches/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)” on smartphones sold in the state.
Under the proposal, all smartphones in California were to be sold with software that could render a phone unusable in the event of theft. However, California’s state senate shot down the bill (http://www.cnet.com/news/calif-state-senate-shoots-down-kill-switch-legislation/) with a 19-17 vote. It required 21 votes to pass.
See also: 7 Insurance Plans to Protect Your Smartphone (http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/smartphone-insurance/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Those who backed the bill wanted the new legislature to protect the users from rapidly rising smartphone theft (http://www.zdnet.com/smartphone-theft-reaches-pandemic-proportions-and-you-are-a-target-7000026397/); the rejection, they claim, favors big industry.
“With their ** vote, 17 members of the Senate chose to protect billion-dollar industry profits over the safety of the constituents they were elected to serve,” said (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lawmakers-reject-bill-requiring-cell-phone-5427442.php) San Francisco District Attorney and bill sponsor George Gascon. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/25/california-rejects-kill-switch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Smartphones (http://mashable.com/category/smartphones/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Mobile (http://mashable.com/mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Us (http://mashable.com/us/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Kill Switch California (http://mashable.com/category/kill-switch-california/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/6dErCEI_zSA
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California lawmakers have rejected a bill that would mandate “kill switches (http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/california-smartphone-kill-switches/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)” on smartphones sold in the state.
Under the proposal, all smartphones in California were to be sold with software that could render a phone unusable in the event of theft. However, California’s state senate shot down the bill (http://www.cnet.com/news/calif-state-senate-shoots-down-kill-switch-legislation/) with a 19-17 vote. It required 21 votes to pass.
See also: 7 Insurance Plans to Protect Your Smartphone (http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/smartphone-insurance/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Those who backed the bill wanted the new legislature to protect the users from rapidly rising smartphone theft (http://www.zdnet.com/smartphone-theft-reaches-pandemic-proportions-and-you-are-a-target-7000026397/); the rejection, they claim, favors big industry.
“With their ** vote, 17 members of the Senate chose to protect billion-dollar industry profits over the safety of the constituents they were elected to serve,” said (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lawmakers-reject-bill-requiring-cell-phone-5427442.php) San Francisco District Attorney and bill sponsor George Gascon. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/25/california-rejects-kill-switch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Smartphones (http://mashable.com/category/smartphones/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Mobile (http://mashable.com/mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Us (http://mashable.com/us/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Kill Switch California (http://mashable.com/category/kill-switch-california/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/6dErCEI_zSA