Officials in California proposed legislation requiring mobile devices to have a “kill switch” that would render them inoperable if lost or stolen. Unfortunately not everyone was behind it!
A bill that would mandate kill switch software on devices sold in California failed to gather the necessary 21 votes.
A Creighton University study suggests a smartphone kill switch could save consumers $2.5 billion each year.
The five largest U.S. wireless carriers and many smartphone makers announced they have agreed to include “kill-switch” technology in all smartphone models released after July 2015, in a move that should help decrease smartphone thefts and further protect customer data.
The companies have agreed to include software features in upcoming models that will allow users to remotely wipe their data and render the devices inoperable once they’re lost or stolen.
However this recent snag in legislature could put the kill switch project in jeopardy.
