Friday, May 9, 2014

Senate passes ‘kill switch’ law for smartphones sold in California

On Thursday, the state Senate approved a bill requiring cellphones sold in California to have “kill switches” that can make them inoperable if stolen.
Charlie Beck, LAPD Chief, and other law enforcement authorities supported Senate Bill 962 as a means to respond to increasing smartphone theft incidents.
In the past, the legislation had failed a Senate vote, but Senator Mark Leno agreed making amendments such as leaving out electronic tablets and delaying the date kill switches will be mandatory in new phones, from January to July 2015. This resulted to Microsoft and Apple dropping their opposition of the said bill. Moreover, five Democrats changed their votes to back the bill.

Charlie Beck, LAPD Chief, and other law enforcement authorities supported Senate Bill 962 as a means to respond to increasing smartphone theft incidents.
In the past, the legislation had failed a Senate vote, but Senator Mark Leno agreed making amendments such as leaving out electronic tablets and delaying the date kill switches will be mandatory in new phones, from January to July 2015. This resulted to Microsoft and Apple dropping their opposition of the said bill. Moreover, five Democrats changed their votes to back the bill.

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