California looks to implement ‘kill switch’ as smartphone theft deterrent

If the smartphone ‘kill switch’ legislation is passed, the carrier can remotely send a trigger to any lost or stolen device to ‘brick’ itself. With the phone effectively useless, this should be a far less appealing option for would-be thieves.

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Story added 20. December 2013, content source with full text you can find at link above.