Tuesday 12 August 2014

California's smartphone kill switch bill is about to become law

California's smartphone kill switch bill is about to become law:

Jon Fingas
Engadget 
After a brief battle, California's smartphone kill switch bill is on the cusp of becoming a bona fide law. The measure has passed its final Senate vote 27 to 8, leaving just the Governor's signature before it takes effect. For the most part, it's the same bill that we saw in May -- the biggest change is an exemption for selling older devices that can't "reasonably be reengineered" to incorporate the remote lockdown feature.
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