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Should California Require All Cellphones to Have a Kill Switch?
Law enforcement says apps that allow users to track stolen smartphones can lead to dangerous encounters. Proposed "kill switch" legislation might discourage cellphone theft.
By Warren Olney • • 22m ListenStealing smartphones is California's latest epidemic, and law enforcement says apps that allow users to track them down can lead to dangerous encounters. A proposed law would require "kill switches" so users could make them not worth stealing. But replacing smartphones means billions for Apple, Samsung and other major lobbyists in the Capitol. Also, climate change and California's biggest business: agriculture.
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