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Posts Tagged ‘Kill switch legislation’

You Tell Us: Cellphone ‘kill switches’ will cut robberies

By Marilyn Chase | May 15, 2014 | 2

About three-fourths of robberies in Oakland involve theft of smartphones. Now a bill passed by the State Senate will require “kill switches” to inactive the phones, thereby removing the incentive to steal them, writes District One Councilmember Dan Kalb.

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