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A comment on California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ on Smartphones. Parent comment

Re:California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ o... by chongli on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:40AM (#8226209)
But I suspect it's only a matter of time before the FBI/CIA/NSA (or local PD) will be able to unilaterally decide it's in the "public interest" to suddenly shut off every phone in a particular geofence.

They can do that already just by shutting off the cell tower or blocking specific users from it.

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Re:California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ o... by illumen on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:55AM (#8226239)
WiFi
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