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Federal smartphone kill-switch legislation proposed

2014-02-13 23:51:42| InfoWorld: Top News

Pressure on the cellphone industry to introduce technology that could disable stolen smartphones has intensified with the introduction of proposed federal legislation that would mandate such a system. Senate bill 2032, "The Smartphone Prevention Act," was introduced to the U.S. Senate Wednesday by Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, and covers smartphones, tablets and any personal electronic device on which commercial mobile data service is provided.

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