California “Kill Switch” Bill Could Be Used to Disrupt Protests

Re:California “Kill Switch” Bill Could Be Used to Disrupt Pr... by talmand on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @05:06PM (#8199821)

The argument is that they would have to pass the law first to compel the manufacturers to implement the switch in every phone. Then any other agency outside that law's jurisdiction can take advantage of the presence of the switch with little oversight.

It would still likely result in lawsuits anywhere it was used regardless of the law.

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Re:California “Kill Switch” Bill Could Be Used to Disrupt Pr... by anigbrowl on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @09:12PM (#8200685)

That doesn't explain why the bill includes all the restrictions on government, though. If the aim was to empower government, they could simply have been omitted.

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Re:California “Kill Switch” Bill Could Be Used to Disrupt Pr... by talmand on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @01:43PM (#8203427)

I haven't seen anyone claim the bill empowers the government implementing the law beyond what it states.

The bill includes restrictions on the government at the level that falls within the jurisdiction of the law. The argument is what about jurisdictions that have no such law nor restrictions and take advantage of the existing hardware feature?

If we're talking Federal law then what you say makes sense, but as far as I know this is about a state law.

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