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posted by martyb on Friday May 09 2014, @12:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong? dept.

The California Senate on Thursday voted to approve a state measure requiring smarter anti-theft security on smartphones, reversing its decision last month to reject the bill. The proposal, introduced by State Senator Mark Leno and sponsored by George Gascon, San Francisco's district attorney, requires a so-called kill switch (which would render a smartphone useless after it was stolen) on all smartphones sold in California. The bill passed with a final count of 26 to 8 in favor. It now requires approval from the California State Assembly and, eventually, California Governor Jerry Brown, who could review the bill around late August.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday May 09 2014, @04:40PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday May 09 2014, @04:40PM (#41307)

    I am still waiting for all the On-Star cars to just die simultaneously one day.
    I'm highly surprised that nobody has hacked it yet. There aren't disgruntled employees at GM suppliers?

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