Politicians Push For Smartphone Kill Switches

State and federal politicians are pushing for a kill switch that would allow users to disable stolen smartphones to make them worthless on the black market.

Mar 6, 2014

State and federal politicians are pushing for a kill switch that would allow users to disable stolen smartphones to make them worthless on the black market.

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