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Re:California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ o... by walshemj on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @06:06AM (#8226383)
They cant do that already in cases of national emergency's? how quaint the USA's Telco seems to the rest of us in the developed world
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Re:California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ o... by freehunter on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @09:39AM (#8226989)
The developed world that is known to shut off everyone's cell phones during national emergencies? Are you talking about Iran or Syria?
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Re:California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ o... by walshemj on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @02:59PM (#8228838)
London has done a selective shut down in the past after 7/7 to stop mobile triggered devices

The way it works is that important people not "subs" have phones with two sims so that the emergency services etc can talk with out.

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